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Full question: Who do you think should set national budget deficit targets, that is, the amount of money a government should be allowed to borrow, for countries within the European Union?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• Which of the following do you think do most to serve Britain’s national interests around the world?
• Which of the following do you think is the world’s leading power today?
• Which of the following do you think the UK should have closest ties with?
• Which of the following do you think will be the world’s leading power in 20 years’ time?
• Do you think that the government should commit to holding a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU?
• How many countries do you think make up the EU?
• How many billion pounds do you think the British government contributed to the EU in 2010–11, after deducting the reductions and rebates that successive British governments have secured?
• Do you think the UK’s net contribution to the EU of £8.1 billion in 2010-11 (1.2% of all government spending) is too much or too little?
• Who do you think should set national budget deficit targets for countries within the EU?
• Who do you think should set the UK’s budget deficit targets?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on energy and climate change?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on international trade agreements?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on counter-terrorism, policing and border security?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on illegal migration?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on foreign policy?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on defence and security policy?
• How closely should the UK work with the rest of the EU on relations with key emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil?
• What do you think have been the advantages of the UK’s membership of the EU?
• What do you think have been the disadvantages of the UK’s membership of the EU?
• Which words and phrases do you most associate with the EU?
• Which of these statements come closest to your view of how the EU should develop?
• Should Britain join the Euro?
• Which statement best reflects your view on whether Britain should contribute money to help solve the debt crisis in the eurozone?
• Which of the following statements best reflects your view on the economic situation in the eurozone?