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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 28 Apr 1988

Vol. 379 No. 11

Written Answers. - Exchequer Borrowings.

65.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details in tabular form for each year 1977 to 1988, provisionally, (a) the current budget deficit (b) the Exchequer borrowing for capital purposes (c) the total Exchequer borrowing and (d) public sector borrowing; as a percentage of our Gross National Product.

The information requested in respect of the current budget deficit, the total Exchequer borrowing requirement and the public sector borrowing requirement is included in the publication Budget 1988, a copy of which is in the Dáil Library.

The following is the information requested in respect of Exchequer borrowing for capital purposes:

Year

£m

% of GNP

1977

344

6.1

1978

413

6.3

1979

487

6.4

1980

670

7.4

1981

920

8.5

1982

957

7.7

1983

796

5.9

1984

786

5.4

1985

731

4.8

1986

750

4.6

1987

606

3.5

1988 (Budget Target)

332

1.9

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