Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (Hansard, 31 October 1996)

§ 22. Mr. Skinner
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what, at the latest possible date, is the figure for the PSBR. [336]
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§ Mr. Waldegrave
The PSBR in September was £3.4 billion. The PSBR in the first half of 1996–97 was £16.1 billion, compared with £20.1 billion in the first half of 1995–96. The summer economic forecast projected a PSBR of £26.9 billion in 1996–97 as a whole.

§ 23. Mr. Wareing
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the current stage of the public sector borrowing requirement. [337]

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The PSBR in the first half of 1996–97 was £16.1 billion, compared with £20.1 billion in the first half of 1995–96. The summer economic forecast projected a PSBR of £26.9 billion in 1996–97 as a whole, a decline of nearly £5 billion compared with the PSBR in 1995–96.