Quite so. And the all-important small print from the OBR:
"Our report should not be taken to imply that the consolidation already in the pipeline for the next four years should be made even bigger," the OBR added. "That said, policymakers and would-be policymakers should certainly think carefully about the long-term consequences of any policies they introduce in the short term. And they should give thought too to the difficult choices that will confront this country once the challenge of the current consolidation has passed."