<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> are 6.3% up on </p><p> the first 2 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 5.4% up on </p><p> the first 2 months of last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 </p><p> implies an increase of 6.1% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> is 175.8% up on the </p><p> first 2 months of last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies </p><p> an increase of 64.3% for the year as a whole. </ul></p>