Public finance bulletin September 2003

<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> in the first </p><p> five months of the financial year are 5.8% up on the same period last </p><p> year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 7.0% for </p><p> the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current spending</em> in the first </p><p> five months of the financial year is 10.0% up on the same period last </p><p> year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 6.5% for </p><p> the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> in the first five </p><p> months of the financial year is 138.8% up on the same period last year. </p><p> The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 67.2% for the </p><p> year as a whole. </ul></p>