asked the Taoiseach if he will give in the form of a tabular statement the total moneys paid in the form of subsidies on (1) food, (2) clothing, (3) heating and (4) footwear in the years 1975 to 1980, inclusive; if he will give a breakdown of the items in each category on which subsidies were paid and the ratio of the percentage increase or decrease in each year; and if he will give an estimate of the cost of these subsidies in 1981.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Subsidy Payments.
10.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report, a statement showing the available data, for 1975 to 1979, which have been extracted from the national accounts, together with estimates for 1980 and 1981.
Following is the statement:
Expenditure on certain subsidies 1975-1981, together with annual percentage changes.
|
Category |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980* |
1981* |
|
£ thousand |
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|
Food: |
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|
Milk and dairy produce |
9,808 |
23,800 |
36,351 |
44,439 |
23,770 |
22,952 |
22,702 |
|
Bread |
5,094 |
13,874 |
13,948 |
13,795 |
13,950 |
14,325 |
13,375 |
|
Flour and wheatmeal |
848 |
2,146 |
2,012 |
1,942 |
925 |
875 |
825 |
|
Heating: |
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|
Town gas subsidy |
377 |
1,614 |
1,688 |
5,875 |
5,556 |
5,800 |
5,100 |
|
Total |
16,127 |
41,434 |
53,999 |
66,051 |
44,201 |
43,952 |
42,002 |
Annual percentage change.
|
Category |
1975-76 |
1976-77 |
1977-78 |
1978-79 |
1979*-80 |
1980*-81 |
|
Food: |
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|
Milk and dairy produce |
142.7 |
52.7 |
22.2 |
—46.5 |
—3.4 |
—1.1 |
|
Bread |
172.4 |
0.5 |
—1.1 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
—6.6 |
|
Flour and wheatmeal |
153.1 |
—6.2 |
—3.5 |
—52.4 |
—5.4 |
—5.7 |
|
Heating: |
||||||
|
Town gas subsidy |
328.1 |
4.6 |
248.0 |
—5.4 |
4.4 |
—12.1 |
|
Total |
156.9 |
30.3 |
22.3 |
—33.1 |
—0.6 |
—4.4 |
*Estimated.
Note: There are no subsidies on clothing or footwear distinguished in the national accounts.