Simon Coveney
Ceist:83 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the opening Exchequer deficit of ?3.4 billion in 2004 needs to be revised. [25824/03]
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83 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the opening Exchequer deficit of ?3.4 billion in 2004 needs to be revised. [25824/03]
The opening Exchequer position for 2004 will be published as usual a few days before the budget in the White Paper on the Estimates of Receipts and Expenditure. Budget 2004 will be presented to the Dáil on 3 December 2003.