Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (Hansard, 17 April 1996)

HC Deb 17 April 1996 vol 275 cc500-1W 500W

§ Mr. MacShane
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate for the PSBR for the rest of 1996; and how this compares with projections in the 1995 Budget Red Book. [25358]

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The Budget forecast of the public sector borrowing requirement for 1996– was £22½ billion. The PSBR forecast will be updated in the Treasury's summer economic forecast.
501W

§ Mr. MacShane
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the expected percentage increase in the PSBR in the financial year 1996–97. [25357]

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The Budget forecast of the public sector borrowing requirement for 1996–97 was £22½ billion, a reduction of 23 per cent. compared with the forecast for 1995–96.