Public Sector Borrowing Requirement

HC Deb 20 December 1994 vol 251 cc1080-1W

Mr. Andrew Smith

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a revised version of table 4.1 in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report" 1995–96 following his announcement of 8 December.

Mr. Aitken

The information requested is shown.

Revised FSBR Table 4.1-Public sector borrowing requirement1
	Outturn	Forecast	Projection2
	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000
PSBR	45.4	34.3	21.5	13	5	-1	-9
Per cent. of money GDP
General government expenditure	43.5	42.5	42	41.25	40.5	39.75	39.125
General government receipts	36	37.25	38.75	39.5	39.75	39.75	40
General government borrowing requirement	7.25	5.25	3.25	2	1	0	-1
PCMOB3	-0.25	-0.25	-0.25	-0.25	-0.25	0	0
PSBR	7	5	3	1.75	0.75	0	-1
Money GDP—£billion	639	678	719	757	795	833	872
1 Constituent items may not sum to totals because of rounding.
2 Projections are rounded to the nearest £1 billion from 1996–97 onwards.
3 Public corporations' market and overseas borrowing.