budget forecast

collocation in English

meaningsofthe Budgetandforecast

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budget
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
in the UK, the official statement that the government makes about how much it will collect in taxes and spend on public services in ...
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forecast
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us
/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected ...
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(Definition ofbudgetandforecastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ourbudgetforecastfor net borrowing was a surplus of £6½ billion this year.
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Yet we were faced with wholly unrealisticbudgetforecastexpectations and scenarios which, by definition, could not be fulfilled.
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Fifthly, budget forecasts show that there is now a budget surplus of about £12 billion.
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We will have a clearer picture towards the end of the year, once we have seen the budget forecasts for next year.
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In the context of the budget forecasts for 2007-2013, this is a very bad sign.
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Our budget forecasts are based on that assumption.
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Our detailed budget forecasts for next year are now being worked out and local authorities are being put in an impossible position.
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We have not had the strategic defence review figures on budget forecasts or a comprehensive spending review of more than a few lines.
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For many years losses exceeded budget forecasts.
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They also review the annual budget forecasts for departments under their jurisdiction.
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Budget forecasts also show economic growth picking up from 2 per cent this calendar year to more than 3 per cent in 2014 and 2015.
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The amount by which metropolitan authority spend has exceeded theirbudgetforecastfor 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 is as tabled.
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