§ 26. Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the proportion of increased expenditure arising from his Budget which will be spent on imported finished and semi-finished manufactured goods.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonIt is estimated that the proportion of the additional total final expenditure arising from my right hon. Friend's recent Budget which will be spent on imported finished manufactured or semi-manufactured goods will reach a maximum of about one-fifth by the first half of 1979.