By Anushka Asthana, Political Correspondent
George Osborne has placed himself on a collision course with the Lib Dems - warning that they, as well as Labour, would trigger "economic chaos" in Britain.
The Chancellor has also accused Nick Clegg's party of wanting to place "hefty income rises" on families.
The intervention could tip the Coalition into open civil war after a week in which the Lib Dem leader failed to turn up to watch Mr Osborne deliver his Autumn Statement, and a senior colleague criticised the scale of cuts that were unveiled.
Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Osborne says: "The Liberal Democrats are now arguing with themselves, so it's hard to work out exactly what they think."
He said the party wants tax rises instead of cuts but can't find the money needed through a property tax alone.
"If you want higher taxes to do the heavy lifting, you'd also need to increase taxes like income tax or national insurance."
He admitted that, under his plans, there would be cuts for departments but also big reductions in the welfare bill.
Suggestions being put forward include pushing single parents to return to work a year earlier than at present, when their child turns two, and restricting child benefit to the first two children in the family.
"There's a clear choice: a competent plan to stay on course to prosperity with us; or a return to economic chaos with all the alternatives," he writes.
The article is likely to infuriate Mr Osborne's Treasury colleague, the Lib Dem chief secretary Danny Alexander, as well as the leader, Mr Clegg.
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