Pat Cox
Question:53 Mr. Cox asked the Minister for Finance the percentage increase in current public expenditure for each of the years since 1987; the total public expenditure; and the equivalent annual rate of inflation.
Written Answers. - Current Public Expenditure.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below:
|
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 Outturn |
1994 Budget |
|
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
(a) Current Expenditure |
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|
Central Fund |
2,403 |
2,431 |
2,543 |
2,604 |
2,723 |
2,726 |
2,869 |
2,758 |
|
Non-Capital Supply Services |
5,618 |
5,558 |
5,592 |
5,832 |
6,350 |
7,066 |
7,650 |
8,263 |
|
Total |
8,021 |
7,989 |
8,045 |
8,436 |
9,073 |
9,792 |
10,519 |
11,021 |
|
Percentage Increase % |
-0.40 |
0.70 |
4.86 |
7.55 |
7.92 |
7.42 |
4.77 |
|
|
(b) Public Capital Programme of which |
1,565 |
1,329 |
1,391 |
1,653 |
1,687 |
1,842 |
2,131 |
2,287 |
|
(i) Exchequer |
924 |
713 |
696 |
787 |
816 |
835 |
1,025 |
1,149 |
|
(ii) Non-Exchequer |
641 |
616 |
695 |
866 |
871 |
1,007 |
1,106 |
1,138 |
|
(c) Total Public Expenditure (a) and (b) |
9,586 |
9,318 |
9,436 |
10,089 |
10,760 |
11,634 |
12,650 |
13,308 |
|
Percentage Increase % |
-2.80 |
1.27 |
6.92 |
6.65 |
8.12 |
8.73 |
5.20 |
|
|
(d) Average Annual rate of Inflation |
3.2 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.5** |
*1993 Outturn figures are based on end-year issues.
**Forecast for 1994.