asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of expenses of agriculture in respect of the last two years for which figures are available in the form of a reply to a parliamentary question of 8 March 1961.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Expenses.
The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table for 1978 and 1979, the latest two years for which the figures are available.
Estimated Net Output and Expenses of Agriculture 1978 and 1979
1979(Preliminary) |
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1978 |
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Item |
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£ million |
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Net Output of Agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers |
1,177.7 |
1,151 |
Expenses of Agriculture: |
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Land Annuities |
1.0 |
1 |
Rates |
33.6 |
39 |
Wages and Salaries |
50.0 |
54 |
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. |
32.8 |
344* |
Petrol, fuel, oil, etc. |
41.1 |
|
Depreciation of machinery and implements |
112.4 |
|
Transport and marketing |
21.8 |
|
Others |
73.4 |
|
lessTotal Expenses |
366.1 |
438 |
plusSubsidies not related to sales (live-stock headage payments in handicapped areas, beef cow subsidy scheme etc.) |
24.6 |
26 |
Income from self-employment and other trading income |
836.2 |
739 |
* Separate details not yet available for 1979.