asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, with reference to the main heads of Government expenditure, the percentage share of each item in Government current expenditure from 1956-57 to date, on the lines of Table II of the tables given with his Financial Statement on 23rd April, 1968.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government Expenditure.
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As the reply to this question is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
MAIN HEADS OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
|
1957-58 |
1958-59 |
1959-60 |
1960-61 |
1961-62 |
1962-63 |
1963-64 |
1964-65 |
1965-66 |
1966-67 |
1967-68 |
1968-69(Estimated) |
|
|
Service of Public Debt |
17.8 |
19.6 |
20.0 |
20.3 |
20.4 |
20.4 |
20.5 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
22.2 |
|
Social Services |
36.3 |
37.2 |
37.7 |
36.1 |
34.1 |
34.0 |
33.9 |
33.8 |
33.9 |
34.4 |
33.5 |
33.6 |
|
Social Welfare |
19.8 |
20.1 |
19.8 |
18.7 |
16.9 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
15.7 |
15.6 |
15.9 |
14.7 |
14.4 |
|
Education |
10.2 |
10.7 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
12.2 |
|
Health |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
|
Economic Services |
18.6 |
18.0 |
15.8 |
17.8 |
20.1 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
21.5 |
22.2 |
22.1 |
24.6 |
23.7 |
|
Agriculture |
10.7 |
10.6 |
7.9 |
10.1 |
12.4 |
13.2 |
12.9 |
13.5 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
17.5 |
16.5 |
|
Industry |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
|
Transport |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
|
Forestry and Fisheries |
.6 |
.6 |
.7 |
.7 |
.8 |
.8 |
.8 |
.9 |
.9 |
.8 |
.7 |
.8 |
|
General Services |
17.6 |
18.6 |
19.4 |
18.8 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
17.9 |
18.3 |
17.3 |
16.3 |
14.8 |
14.5 |
|
Post Office |
5.5 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
|
Defence |
4.7 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
|
Justice including Gardaí |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
Public Service Pensions |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
|
Other Expenditure |
9.7 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
NOTE: The comparative nature of the table is affected slightly by the reclassification, over the years, of certain items.