State of the Uk economy

STATE OF THE UK ECONOMY GDP1 0.3% Between Jan and March Full year GDP expected to be up 0.6% Unemployment 7.9% Public sector budget deficit £10.6bn March 2013 | Budget deficit 7.4% of GDP I Main corporation tax rate 20% (from 2015) BUDGET DEFICIT AS PERCENTAGE OF GDP DEBT TO GDP PROJECTED FIGURES Peak 85.6% 2016/17 IReduced to 84.8% 2017/18 PROJECTED FIGURES TOP IRISH EXPORTS TO UK BY VALUE 11.2% 7.4% 5% 2.2% Chemicals& related products Food & live animals Machinery& transportequipment 2009/10 2012/13 2015/16 2017/18