Public Sector Borrowing Requirement

HC Deb 29 January 1981 vol 997 cc500-1W

28. Mr. Cryer

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the public sector borrowing requirement for 1980–81.

Mr. Brittan

I refer the hon. Member and my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Caernarvon (Mr. Wigley).

33. Mr. Eggar

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his estimates for the public sector borrowing requirement in the financial years 1981–82 and 1982–83.

Mr. Brittan

Estimates for the PSBR for the years 1981–82 and 1982–83 can be made only in the context of the Budget strategy of my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor.

46. Mr. Neubert

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the public sector borrowing requirement for the year 1980–81.

47. Mr. Spriggs

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made any estimate of the effect on the public sector borrowing requirement of the current cost of paying unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit.

Mr. Brittan

Projections for the public sector borrowing requirement contained in the recent Industry Act forecast allow for the current cost of paying unemployment and supplementary benefits and current receipts from National Insurance contributions. A detailed breakdown of the public sector accounts was not, however, published.