asked the Taoiseach if he will disaggregate the figures on the current and capital outflow to (1) consultancy fees, (2) royalties, (3) profits, (4) spending in Northern Ireland and (5) others.
Written Answers. - Current and Capital Outflow.
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Details of the current and capital account of the balance of international payments for the years 1979-83 are contained in Table 1 of "Revisions to the Balance of International Payments and the National Accounts" published recently (Pl. 2376).
(1) Separate details are not available in respect of consultancy fees which are included in "Other Services" (item 5 of the table referred to).
(2, 3) Profit flows and royalties are included in "Trading and Investment Income" (item 7 of the table referred to). The following estimates give the available breakdown of this item.
Trading and Investment Income — Debit
|
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
|
|
£m |
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|
Profits, dividends, royalties (incl. associated interest flows) |
220 |
260 |
360 |
500 |
660 |
|
National Debt Interest |
154 |
193 |
266 |
526 |
584 |
|
Other interest (incl. Semi-State and banks' interest flows) |
255 |
379 |
457 |
497 |
500 |
|
629 |
832 |
1,083 |
1,523 |
1,744 |
(4) The regular estimates for expenditure by visitors to Northern Ireland are included in "Tourism and Travel" (item 4 of table 1); the estimates are: 1979, £18 million; 1980, £20 million; 1981, £22 million; 1982, £27 million; 1983, £35 million.
Estimates are also included in "merchandise" (item 1 of table 1) of £25 million in 1982 and £75 million in 1983 for abnormal cross-Border expenditure on goods.
(5) Table 1 of the publication referred to gives the other available particulars, both current and capital.