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More than 50 economists have warned Conservative plans for spending cuts this year may push the economy back into recession, it is reported.The Telegraph says 58 economists have signed the letter, of which the paper says it has seen a leaked copy.
Signatories of the letter include Labour peer Lord Layard and Sir David Hendry.
Other economists have already said a Conservative government would be right to cut the public deficit this year.
The economists from around the world who have signed the latest letter say the Tories' proposed £6bn efficiency savings this year are "just a cut by another name".
"This is not the time for such a destabilising action," they add.
"The recovery is still fragile. Only when the recovery is well under way, will it be safe to have extra cuts in government expenditure."
The UK economy excited recession in the last quarter of 2009 when it grew 0.4%.
Some of the signatories also signed a letter to the Financial Times in February warning against a rapid reduction in Britain's deficit.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.