<p>Her Majesty’s Treasury Deficit </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 19 October 2016.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 1:58, 19 October 2016

Well, the £66 billion figure comes from a leaked document, as the Member agreed. Nevertheless, the Treasury produced a series of far more formal briefings in advance of the referendum on 23 June. All of those demonstrated the adverse effect that leaving the European Union would have on the United Kingdom’s economic prospects. I see that the Treasury has not disassociated itself from any of the statements it made then.