<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> are 5.6% up on </p><p> the first 3 months of last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 </p><p> implies an increase of 7.0% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current spending</em> is 8.2% up on </p><p> the first 3 months of last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 </p><p> implies an increase of 6.5% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> is 180.8% up on the </p><p> first 3 months of last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies </p><p> an increase of 67.2% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector net debt has risen from 31.1% of GDP </p><p> in May 2003 to 31.9% of GDP in June 2003, the highest figure since </p><p> December 2000. </ul></p>