asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each member state of the EEC the actual or estimated Government borrowing requirement in 1977 and 1978, respectively, as a share of the GNP.
Written Answers. - EEC Borrowing Requirements.
485.
The following is the information available:
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Central Government borrowing requirement as a share of GDP (1) |
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1977% |
1978% |
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Belgium |
7.0 |
6.6 |
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Denmark |
3.7 |
4.1 |
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France |
1.2 |
0.9 |
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Germany |
2.7 |
3.9 |
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Ireland |
10.2 |
13.0 |
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Italy |
9.4 |
N. A. |
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Luxembourg |
— |
0.2 |
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Netherlands |
3.0 |
4.5 |
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United Kingdom |
3.6 |
N. A. |
(1) Estimates of GNP are not available for all countries.
N.A. = estimates not yet available.