Government Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2018

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Questions (69, 70, 71, 72, 73)

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

69. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the total Exchequer spending for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28733/18]

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer spending disaggregated by current and capital expenditure for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28734/18]

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer spending increases as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28735/18]

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the general Exchequer deficits as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28736/18]

Jonathan O'Brien

Question:

73. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the Exchequer tax revenues as a percentage of GDP for each of the years 1997 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [28737/18]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 to 73, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is publicly available (up to 2016) in the Budgetary Statistics annual publication available at https://www.finance.gov.ie/what-we-do/public-finances/budgetary-framework/) and reproduced for the Deputy’s convenience in the following table. I have provided the requested ratios as a percentage of GDP. However, given the documented issues around GDP, particularly after the level shift for 2015’s GDP, I have also given these ratios over GNI* as a means to more accurately reflect the Exchequer developments.

Furthermore, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) provides independent and impartial information, analysis and advice to the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Deputy can avail of the PBO as a source of financial and budgetary intelligence.

	Exchequer Current Spending (€ millions)	Exchequer Capital Spending (€ millions)	Total Exchequer Spending (€ millions)	Y-o-Y Growth in exchequer spending as a % of GDP	Exchequer Balance as a % of GDP	Exchequer Tax Revenue as a % of GDP	Growth in exchequer spending as a % of GNI*	Exchequer Balance as a % of GNI*	Exchequer Tax Revenue as a % of GNI*
1997	17,809	2,162	19,971	2.8	-0.4	26.1	3.0	-0.5	28.8
1998	18,301	2,934	21,235	1.6	1.2	25.5	1.7	1.3	28.3
1999	19,750	8,591	28,341	7.7	1.6	25.4	8.8	1.9	29.2
2000	20,634	6,527	27,162	-1.1	2.9	25.0	-1.2	3.4	28.7
2001	24,009	6,020	30,029	2.4	0.5	22.9	2.8	0.6	26.8
2002	26,126	6,868	32,993	2.2	0.1	21.5	2.6	0.1	25.8
2003	28,747	6,678	35,425	1.7	-0.7	22.1	1.9	-0.8	25.7
2004	30,764	6,729	37,493	1.3	0.0	22.8	1.5	0.0	26.5
2005	33,496	7,847	41,344	2.3	-0.3	23.1	2.6	-0.3	26.9
2006	37,090	8,662	45,752	2.4	1.2	24.6	2.7	1.4	28.4
2007	40,896	10,019	50,915	2.6	-0.8	24.0	3.1	-1.0	28.0
2008	44,693	11,043	55,736	2.6	-6.8	21.7	3.0	-7.9	25.4
2009	45,248	14,737	59,985	2.5	-14.5	19.4	3.1	-17.8	23.9
2010	47,020	7,963	54,983	-3.0	-11.2	18.9	-3.8	-14.1	23.9
2011	48,026	16,197	64,224	5.4	-14.5	19.8	7.0	-19.0	25.9
2012	49,565	7,060	56,625	-4.3	-8.5	20.9	-5.7	-11.2	27.5
2013	51,117	5,075	56,192	-0.2	-6.4	21.0	-0.3	-8.0	26.4
2014	49,757	8,836	58,593	1.2	-4.2	21.2	1.6	-5.3	26.7
2015	49,125	9,526	58,652	0.0	0.0	17.4	0.0	0.0	26.4
2016	49,648	6,428	56,075	-0.9	-0.4	17.4	-1.4	-0.5	25.3
2017	50,898	5,569	56,468	0.1	0.6	17.1	0.2	0.9	25.2
2018	22,460	1,430	23,890	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

These figures are unaudited and as such are subject to change following the publication of the respective Finance Accounts

Figures for 2018 are up to and including May as the Exchequer figures for the month of June are yet to be finalised.

As only five months 2018 Exchequer data are available, a ratio using an annualised denominator is not appropriate.