Tom Hayes
Ceist:57 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his current forecast of the general Government surplus in 2003. [25602/02]
Vol. 559 No. 1
57 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his current forecast of the general Government surplus in 2003. [25602/02]
The current forecast for the general Government balance in 2003, as set out in budget 2003 on 4 December 2002, is for a deficit of €885 million or -0.7% of GDP.