§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the daily cost to the Exchequer in terms of additional interest of the non-receipt of the £457 million rebate from the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. Ian StewartIt is not possible to quantify the implicit interest cost arising from the non-receipt of the 1983 refunds by 31 March because the precise effects on the PSBR depend on the balance of transactions involving the Commission's account held with the Paymaster-General.