75% of trade. the indian capital has been spruced up and security is tight. my colleague is they are tracking the summit and sent us a preview of this high profile event. and sent us a preview of this high profile event. here in new delhi the countdown high profile event. here in new delhi the countdown to - high profile event. here in new delhi the countdown to the - delhi the countdown to the summit has begun. earlier this morning when i came into the centre of new delhi from the airport i saw at least at least right at the front of the centre of them welcoming delegates into this country. this is clearly a big dealfor india. the city of delhi has been sent into a three day public holiday with security beefed up and traffic completely restricted for the event. there is a lot that these leaders will have on their agenda over the weekend. everything from climate, finance and debt relief for some of the worlds poorest countries to think such as regulation of emerging techno
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welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has rounded on what he s described as voices calling for massive borrowing to fund huge spending sprees . writing in the sunday times before delivering the budget on wednesday he has argued that although the economy has proven to be robust, there s still a need for fiscal discipline as the country prepares for brexit. with me now is our news correspondent susana mendonca. what is heard what is he actually saying? people who say he should be spending more and not careful enough. we know he is aware of what the potential impact of brexit may be. in his autumn statement last week he talked about having a pot of money aside in preparation for that. what is said in this article is that britain has been remarkably resilient thus far but we can t be complacent and we should not be reckless and should basically be planning for the future and should not spend beyond their means. people will remember that his predecessor geo
of british soldiers and sailors killed on the normandy beaches. and in boxing, tony bellew, upsets the odds by beating david haye, in a thrilling heavyweight contest in london. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has rounded on what he s described .he . he wants to increase fiscal discipline. increase fiscal discipline. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show before delivering the budget on wednesday he has argued that although the economy has proven to be robust, there s still a need for fiscal discipline as the country prepares for brexit. with me now is our political correspondent susana mendonca. he put great emphasis on skills training and one submitted on the same basis as academic training. we know that the government is very focused upon improving productivity and making sure we have the workforce needed after we brexit from the european union to be able to do thejobs. from the european union to be able to do the jobs. that is one o
that s in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said he wants to maintain fiscal discipline and reduce borrowing in his budget on wednesday. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show he argued that there needs to be reserves in the tank . but the shadow chancellor said that if the economy grew at a faster rate, more money should be invested in public services. susana mendonca said he has made it clear he doesn t want to go on any spending spree. wants to go on any spending spree. wants to make sure there is enough money to make sure there is enough money to give him the flexibility in dealing with any uncertainty with brexit. when people ask him to spend more on social care, there was no movement on that when he spoke to andrew marr earlier. he was keeping his cards close to his chest, but we don t expect him to be spending a great deal of money on wednesday. we are spending over £50 billion a year just payi