HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 c67W
Mr. Ridley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the projections of the relative price effect in the 1976 White Paper on Public Expenditure are not intended to be taken as forecasts for individual years as in previous years, as stated in the Chief Secretary's "Written Answer in column 3, Official Report, 3rd December 1975.

Mr. Joel Barnett

As in previous years, the allowances for RPE in the White Paper should not be taken as forecasts for particular years. (See Cmnd. 6393, page 132).