§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1978 central Government expenditure on goods and services as a percentage of gross domestic product, less the extraction of oil and gas.
§ Mr. Major[holding answer 27 July 1988]: The available information is as follows:
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Central Government expenditure on goods and services as a percentage of GDP at market price, less extraction of mineral oil and natural gas Percentage 1978 13.0 1979 13.0 1980 14.3 1981 14.7 1982 14.9 1983 15.2 1984 15.1 1985 14.8 1986 14.1 1987 13.6 Source: Based on United Kingdom National Accounts Statistics.