Friday 20th February 1981
JH [John Hoskyns], DW [David Wolfson] and I prepare a FACING DISASTER manuscript about budget proposals. Est PSBR now running at £13 ¾ Bn and rising fast.
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Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [prepares “facing disaster” manuscript; PSBR rising] [released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 33 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing |