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| HMT REF : 1307W 97/98 | FOR ANSWER ON 30 OCTOBER 1997 |
5 Mr Stephen Timms
LA - EAST HAM
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the consultative paper foreshadowed in paragraph 1.30 of the July 1997 Financial Statement and Budget Report; and if he will make a statement. [14156]
MR GORDON BROWN
It will be published on Tuesday 25 November.
Its purpose will be to begin a national debate on major economic issues in advance of the Spring 1998 Budget, and to report on the state of the economy including the forecast for the coming year.
The analysis in the paper will form the background to the policy measures to be announced in the Spring Budget.