UK BROWN: UK GROWTH TO BE BETWEEN 2.25% AND 2.75% IN 2001 High Street Networking

7 March 2001, 18:43 UK BROWN: UK GROWTH TO BE BETWEEN 2.25% AND 2.75% IN 2001

- BUS. INVESTMENT 2001 TO RISE BETWEEN 2.5% AND 3.0%
-SEES RPIX AT 2.25% THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
-SEES RPIX AT 2.5% AT END-2002
-REAFFIRMS INFLATION TARGET AT 2.5%
-SEES DEBT TO GDP RATIO FALLING TO 31.8% IN 2000-01
-SEES 2001/2 CURRENT BUDGET SURPLUS AT 17 BLN STG