He proposes tax cuts that are modest by Republican standards, more than half of them targeted on the poorest taxpayers, and wants most of the budget surplus to go on financing the transition costs of reforming the Social Security (public pensions) system.

ECONOMIST: Not least his own party

Thai exports have picked up well in recent months -- the country now has a trade surplus -- and trade financing is again available.

CNN: INDONESIA

"The government are not targeting an under-performing agency with a need to make savings as the DVLA is self-financing and produces a significant operating surplus, " he said.

BBC: Alex Attwood to hold talks over Coleraine DVLA jobs