The way I heard it, it was net debt they plan to retire - I'm 100% sure that article is misleading. I'm not sure what Gov't assets amount to, but I imagine the headline is a whole lot more impressive than what the actual debt reduction amounts to. Just looking at their #'s, they are saying $3 to $4 billion per year against the debt for the next 5 years. That leaves something like $460 billion in debt in 2011. If the Conservatives meant total debt, that implies $46 billion surpluses on average from 2012 through 2021.
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