asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details in tabular form for each year 1977 to 1988, provisionally, (a) the current budget deficit (b) the Exchequer borrowing for capital purposes (c) the total Exchequer borrowing and (d) public sector borrowing; as a percentage of our Gross National Product.
Written Answers. - Exchequer Borrowings.
65.
The information requested in respect of the current budget deficit, the total Exchequer borrowing requirement and the public sector borrowing requirement is included in the publication Budget 1988, a copy of which is in the Dáil Library.
The following is the information requested in respect of Exchequer borrowing for capital purposes:
|
Year |
£m |
% of GNP |
|
1977 |
344 |
6.1 |
|
1978 |
413 |
6.3 |
|
1979 |
487 |
6.4 |
|
1980 |
670 |
7.4 |
|
1981 |
920 |
8.5 |
|
1982 |
957 |
7.7 |
|
1983 |
796 |
5.9 |
|
1984 |
786 |
5.4 |
|
1985 |
731 |
4.8 |
|
1986 |
750 |
4.6 |
|
1987 |
606 |
3.5 |
|
1988 (Budget Target) |
332 |
1.9 |