Public finance bulletin October 2003

<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current receipts</em> in the first six months of the financial year are 5.9% up on the same period last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 7.3% for the year as a whole. </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current spending</em> in the first six months of the financial year is 9.8% up on the same period last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 7.0% for the year as a whole. </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> in the first six months of the financial year is 102.1% up on the same period last year. The Budget 2003 forecast for 2003-04 implies an increase of 76.3% for the year as a whole. </p><p></ul></p>