1.   By day, he knocked on doors of dusty warehouses where the new tinkerers were at work, offering loans against government contract receipts instead of personal collateral.

2.   Job growth, stock market gains and asset sales tied to a cut in the capital gains tax rate continue to propel government receipts higher.

3.   Credit Lyonnais issued a report Monday stating the economic slowdown that started last year would reduce government receipts, yielding a large deficit and pushing up interest rates.

4.   That was the exceptional and record level of government receipts from land premiums and stamp duty in the first half of the financial year.

5.   Mooted tax cuts to further boost the economy would eat further into government receipts.