He has estimated that government revenues will perk up by more than 20% in 2013-14.

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But there is good reason to hope that by midyear the economy will perk up as destocking comes to an end and the government's fiscal stimulus kicks in.

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This will perk you up for a few hours without turning you into a night owl!

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Still floundering and divided after their electoral debacle in 1997, the Gaullists will certainly not perk up easily.

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The hope in the stockmarket, where the long-suffering shareholders of Suez and Lyonnaise have finally seen their companies' performance perk up, is that the merger will be a prelude to restructuring.

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