asked the Taoiseach the latest details of agricultural income and expenses in the form of a reply of 23 November 1976.
Written Answers . - Agricultural Income and Expenses .
133.
: The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following tables for 1977 (preliminary estimates), 1976 and 1975:
Net Output and Expenses of Agriculture, 1975, 1976 and 1977.
|
Item |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 (Preliminary) |
|
£ million |
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Net Output of Agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers) |
657.0 |
758 |
1,023 |
|
Expenses of agriculture: |
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|
Land Annuities |
2.0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Rates |
16.5 |
21 |
23 |
|
Wages and Salaries |
38.9 |
43 |
47 |
|
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. |
14.2 |
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Petrol, fuel, oil, etc. |
24.2 |
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Depreciation of machinery and implements |
51.6 |
176* |
229* |
|
Transport and marketing |
14.5 |
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Other |
38.3 |
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|
Less Total expenses |
200.2 |
242 |
301 |
|
Plus Subsidies not related to sales (beef incentive subsidy, mountain sheep subsidies, etc.) |
15.1 |
17 |
21 |
|
Income from self-employment and other trading income |
471.9 |
533 |
743 |
* Separate details not yet available for 1976 and 1977.