Public finance bulletin August 2003

<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> are 6.0% up on </p><p> the first 4 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 9.0% up on </p><p> the first 4 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 175.9% up on the </p><p> first 4 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. </ul></p>