Petition Legally binding requirement for Parliament to set budgets that balance or generate a surplus

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Politicians will always spend for the next election rather than for the country's benefit. This simple measure would prevent them from doing so.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

4 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 4 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 17 September 2013
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