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Statement on IMF Spring meetings

24 April 2012 (updated on 24 April 2012)

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Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made a statement in the House of Commons on 23 April on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring meetings.

IMF Spring meetings

The Chancellor outlined the Government's decision to loan the IMF £10 billion pounds to boost the IMF's reserves.

Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.

Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on international economic relations in the Topics and News sections.

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Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.