HC Deb 20 April 1971 vol 815 c369W
41. Mr. Skinner

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now estimate by what amount the 1971 Budget will increase the annual rate of growth.

Mr. Higgins

The Budget is designed to raise the rate of growth between the first half of 1971 and the first half of 1972 by nearly 1 per cent.