Rory O'Hanlon
Question:40 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Finance the estimated percentage increase in the rate of public expenditure in 1996 over 1995; the total increase in the level of the Exchequer borrowing requirement in 1996. [11597/96]
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40 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Finance the estimated percentage increase in the rate of public expenditure in 1996 over 1995; the total increase in the level of the Exchequer borrowing requirement in 1996. [11597/96]
The estimated percentage increase in nominal terms in public expenditure in 1996 over 1995 provided for in the budget and the Revised Estimates Volume is 4.6 per cent. The corresponding percentage increases for the main components of public expenditure are as follows:
% |
|
(a) Current Expenditure |
|
Central Fund Services |
2.4 |
Gross Non-Capital Supply Services |
3.7 |
(b) Capital Expenditure Exchequer-financed Capital spending |
18.1 |