Revenue and Expenditure

HC Deb 13 February 1984 vol 54 cc67-9W

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing at current prices, and for each of the years 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83 (a) total revenue, and total estimated revenue from value added tax, and (b) total expenditure and total estimated expenditure on wages, salaries and pensions in the public sector.

Mr. Peter Rees

The figures for general government (central Government and local authorities) are as follows:

These figures are for general Government expenditure as recorded in the national accounts. An alternative definition is the public expenditure planning total. A fuller discussion of the two definitions and historical figures for the two series can be found in an article in the November issue of Economic Trends.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total Government expenditure for the years 1975 to 1983 inclusive, expressed in money terms and real terms; and what percentage of the gross domestic product for each respective year the figure represented.

Mr. Peter Rees

Figures of general government expenditure (ie. central Government and local authorities) are as follows (estimates for 1983 are not yet available):

interest in the general Government figures compared with net debt interest used in the White Paper. The two definitions are compared in an article in the November issue of Economic Trends, and a reconciliation is published in table 2.4 of Financial Statistics.

Dr. Cunningham

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the percentage change in volume terms of central Government current expenditure between 1978–79 and 1983–84 in a form consistent with the figures given for local government in paragraph 1.27 of Cmnd. 9008.

Mr. Peter Rees

The information requested is not available. The figures given for local government in paragraph 1.27 of Cmnd. 9008 were derived from specific returns from local authorities concerning pay and price movements. No comparable figures are available for all central Government current expenditure.