Statement 2 - Economic and Fiscal Outlook
The Economic Outlook discusses the economic forecasts which underpin the outlays and revenue estimates while the Fiscal Outlook provides an overview of the fiscal position and the factors influencing outlays and revenue estimates.
Statement 3 - The Current Account Deficit: Structural Improvements
A discussion of the factors underlying the forecast increase in the current account deficit in 1998-99, including the general improvement in the economic and policy environment in which this increase will occur.
Statement 4 - Outlays
Overview of budget underlying outlays estimates by portfolio as well as a detailed discussion of underlying outlays by function, together with a statistical appendix covering underlying outlays by function, economic type and portfolio.
