In traditional terms, the autumn statement could be regarded as neutral. The myriad adjustments to expenditure and revenue were designed to offset each other. But in reality, it is highly restrictive. For the key fiscal aggregates – the current budget deficit, public sector net borrowing and the public sector and government cash requirements – are expected on all definitions to shrink in 2012-2013 by 0.5 to 1 per cent of gross domestic product.
傳統上,英國秋季預算報告可被視爲是中性的。各項收支調整舉措的效果最終應該是相互抵消的。但實際上,這一次的秋季預算報告極具限制性,原因在於,一些關鍵性總量指標(經常預算赤字、公共部門淨借款(PSNB)、以及政府收支短差(PSNCR))都必須硬性縮減,這些指標的數值佔國內生產總值(GDP)的比重在2012至2013年之間必須下降0.5%至1%。
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