asked the Minister for Finance (a) the total national debt at present; (b) the annual cost of servicing the debt; (c) the annual cost of servicing the debt as a proportion of tax revenue; (d) the total amount of the debt in currencies other than the Irish pound; (e) the total annual cost of servicing the amount at (d); and (f) the amount of the debt maturing in each of the next five years.
Written Answers . - National Debt .
128.
: Following is the information requested:
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(a) total national debt at end 1977 (latest figure available) |
£4,219 million |
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(b) cost of servicing the debt at (a) in 1978 |
£453 million |
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(c) (b) as a proportion of 1978 tax revenue |
27% |
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(d) total amount of national debt (at end 1977) in currencies other than Irish pounds |
£1,039 million |
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(e) total cost of servicing the amount at (d) in 1978 |
£86 million |
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(f) the amount of the national debt maturing in each of the next five years: |
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£million |
£million |
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National Debt Maturing in: |
Irish pounds |
Other Currencies |
|
1978 |
196 |
53 |
|
1979 |
493 |
131 |
|
1980 |
319 |
100 |
|
1981 |
117 |
146 |
|
1982 |
91 |
210 |