§ Mr. Higginsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT Table 4 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1974–75 on the same basis as Table 4 was published in the corresponding document for 1973–74, with a similar breakdown for various time periods in absolute and percentage terms.
§ Dr. Gilbert,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th March 1974; Vol. 871, c. 228], gave the following information:
No. The table is in substantially the same form as last year. The greater degree of rounding of the figures in absolute and percentage terms and the omission of figures for the first half of next 270W year both mark the greater than usual uncertainties in the economic outlook.