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Type: IFS Press Releases Authors: Robert Chote, Carl Emmerson and Christine Frayne
Gordon Brown shrugged off the uncertainties that surround any forecast for the public finances and insisted in his Pre-Budget Report that he would meet his self-imposed constraints on borrowing without having to cut spending or announce new tax increases. The Chancellor predicted in March that he would need to borrow £10.5bn this financial year to bridge the gap between tax revenues and non-investment spending. But over the first seven months spending has been stronger and tax revenues weaker than projected for the year as a whole. He would need around £23bn if these trends persist. Search |
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