asked the Minister for Finance the budget deficit for each year from 1977 to 1984, inclusive.
Written Answers. - Budget Deficit.
55.
The following table sets out the current budget deficit for each year from 1977 to 1984, inclusive:
|
Budget Estimate£m |
Budget Outturn£m |
Outturn as % of GNP£m |
|
|
1977 |
218 |
201 |
3.6 |
|
1978 |
405 |
397 |
6.1 |
|
1979 |
289 |
522 |
6.8 |
|
1980 |
353 |
547 |
6.1 |
|
1981 |
515 |
802 |
7.4 |
|
1982 |
679 |
988 |
8.0 |
|
1983 |
897 |
960 |
7.1 |
|
1984 |
1,089 |
1,039 |
7.1 |
Note:
Because of the transfer from January 1984 of responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the postal and telecommunication service to An Post and Bord Telecom Éireann, the figures for 1984 are not comparable with those for 1983 and earlier years.