§ Mr. HowardTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the impact on(a) Government expenditure and (b) tax revenues of a 0.1 per cent. change in the economy's rate of growth (i) in the year in which that change is experienced and (ii) in subsequent years. [12868]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe Treasury's estimates of the impact of the economic cycle on the public finances are set out in the publication, "Fiscal policy: public finances and the cycle", HM Treasury, March 1999.