Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Oct 1993

Vol. 434 No. 4

Written Answers. - Government Expenditure.

Ivan Yates

Question:

92 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Finance the total level of Government expenditure on current and capital expenditure, respectively, for the years 1972, 1982 and 1992; and the percentage increases for the same period for each heading.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:

	1972-73£m	1982£m	1992£m	Percentage Increase Over Period
Current Expenditure	537	4,533	7,066	1216%
Net voted capital expenditure	85	625	776	813%

Notes

1. The details for 1972-73 are in respect of the period 1 April 1972 to 31 March 1973. The financial year changed to a calendar year basis from 1974.

2. There is a discontinuity in this series because of:

(a) the impact on the budgetary aggregates of the transfer of responsibilities to An Post and Bord Telecom from 1 January 1984, and

(b) changes in 1988 to the Local Loans Fund Subsidy which ended a system of circular payments within the Exchequer.