Hansard

Public Finances

Volume 297: debated on Thursday 10 July 1997

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34.

Mr. Pond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the assumptions he has made in his forecast for the public finances. [6212]

Mr. Darling

The Chancellor has proposed making changes to five key assumptions to put the fiscal arithmetic on a more cautious and prudent footing. The NAO has audited these new assumptions and its report was issued as a Command Paper on 19 June.

36.

Mr. Kemp

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the assumptions underlying his forecasts for public finances. [6214]

Mr. Darling

The Chancellor has proposed changes to five key assumptions to put the fiscal arithmetic on a more cautious and prudent footing. The NAO has audited these new assumptions and its report was issued as a Command Paper on 19 June.