<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> are 1.5% up on </p><p> the first 11 months of last year. The November 2002 Pre-Budget Report </p><p> (PBR) forecast for 2002-03 implies an increase of 2.2% for the year as a </p><p> whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current spending</em> is 7.4% up on </p><p> the first 11 months of last year. The PBR forecast for 2002-03 implies an </p><p> increase of 6.8% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> is 35.5% up on the </p><p> first 11 months of last year. The PBR forecast for 2002-03 implies an </p><p> increase of 53.9% for the year as a whole. </ul></p>
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![Carl Emmerson](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Carl_Emmerson.jpg?itok=6jM06LTY)
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, is expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
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Robert Chote
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European Commission (formerly IFS staff)
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