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32.
Mr. Knox
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his current estimate for the surplus or deficit on the current account of the balance of payments for 1979–80.
Sir Geoffrey Howe
The current account of the balance of payments is estimated to have been in deficit by £2·5 billion in 1979.