Ed Miliband insisted his party was not solely to blame for the country's current debt burden following Labour's time in government.
In a staunch defence of his party's economic stance, the Labour leader instead attacked the Tories for continually citing that the previous government was the prime cause of the overspend.
Writing in the Times he explained: "It is not true we opposed every cut.
"Labour is clear that spending is not the answer to every problem.
"But neither is it true that Labour is to blame for the deficit or that the deficit reduction programme being pursued by this Conservative-led government is necessary and fair."
His comments come following the VAT rise which Mr Miliband has criticised for penalising the poor.
He told the paper: "Some people might shrug and say low growth and squeezed family budgets are a price worth paying."
Defending the previous Labour government's economic record Mr Miliband explained: "They want to say that Britain's economic difficulties were caused by chronic overspending and, therefore, the right response now is simply to cut the deficit as far and as fast as possible."
Ed Miliband insisted his party was not solely to blame for the country's current debt burden following Labour's time in government.
In a staunch defence of his party's economic stance, the Labour leader instead attacked the Tories for continually citing that the previous government was the prime cause of the overspend.
Writing in the Times he explained: "It is not true we opposed every cut.
"Labour is clear that spending is not the answer to every problem.
"But neither is it true that Labour is to blame for the deficit or that the deficit reduction programme being pursued by this Conservative-led government is necessary and fair."
His comments come following the VAT rise which Mr Miliband has criticised for penalising the poor.
He told the paper: "Some people might shrug and say low growth and squeezed family budgets are a price worth paying."
Defending the previous Labour government's economic record Mr Miliband explained: "They want to say that Britain's economic difficulties were caused by chronic overspending and, therefore, the right response now is simply to cut the deficit as far and as fast as possible."