Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 April 2009
53 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer returns for each of the years 2000 to 2008; the percentage increase or decrease as appropriate; the expenditure for those same years; and the percentage increase or decrease in tabular form. [14211/09]
View answerThe audited Exchequer Account is published each year in the Finance Accounts, the most recent of which covers the year 2007. Monthly Exchequer Statements are published on the Department's website and the December 2008 Exchequer Statement provides details on the end-year outturn for 2008. On this basis, the information the Deputy requests is detailed in the table.
|
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
Exchequer Surplus/Deficit (€m) |
3,177 |
653 |
93 |
-979 |
33 |
-499 |
2,264 |
-1,619 |
-12,714 |
|
Current Expenditure (€m) |
20,634 |
24,009 |
26,126 |
28,747 |
30,764 |
33,496 |
37,090 |
40,896 |
44,693 |
|
Percentage Change |
16% |
9% |
10% |
7% |
9% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
|
|
Capital Expenditure (€m) |
6,527 |
6,020 |
6,868 |
6,678 |
6,729 |
7,847 |
8,662 |
10,019 |
11,043 |
|
Percentage Change |
-8% |
14% |
-3% |
1% |
17% |
10% |
16% |
10% |
