Public Expenditure

HC Deb 26 April 1978 vol 948 c589W

Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will revalue the table on page 17 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report to 1977 survey prices.

Mr. Joel Barnett

The public expenditure totals, and the adjusted planning totals, in the table convert to 1977 survey prices as follows:

		£ billion at 1977 survey prices
	1977–78 estimated outturn	1978–79 forecast
Public expenditure, White Paper coverage	54½–55	59–59½
Adjusted planning total	53–53½	56½–57

The detailed figures in the table are not in general suitable for conversion to survey prices since they include elements outside the scope o[...] he public expenditure survey.