James Browne
Ceist:1. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach the percentage of GDP controlled by local authorities here. [40703/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 9 October 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
The following table presents total expenditure of local government, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Ireland and local government expenditure as a percentage of GDP for the years 2013 to 2017. 2017 is an estimate until the amalgamated Local Authority annual financial statement is available.
€ million
|
- |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
Expenditure of Local Government |
6,496 |
5,517 |
5,881 |
6,368 |
6,494 |
|
GDP |
179,922 |
195,293 |
262,466 |
273,238 |
294,110 |
|
Local Government Expenditure as % GDP |
3.6% |
2.8% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.2% |