Public finance bulletin December 2002

<p><h3>Headline comparisons</h3><ul> </p><p><li> Central government current receipts are 2.1% up on </p><p> the first 6 months of last year. The Budget 2002 forecast for 2002-03 </p><p> implies an increase of 4.1% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Central government current spending</em> is 8.0% up on </p><p> the first 6 months of last year. The Budget 2002 forecast for 2002-03 </p><p> implies an increase of 5.8% for the year as a whole. </p><p> </p><p><li><em class="bold">Public sector next investment</em> is 14.0% up on the </p><p> first 6 months of last year. The Budget 2002 forecast for 2002-03 implies </p><p> an increase of 63.1% for the year as a whole. </ul></p>