§ 60. Mr. WattsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much general Government expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product has fallen since 1982–83.
§ 85. Mr. SoamesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much general Government expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product has fallen since 1982–83.
§ Mr. MajorThe 1988 public expenditure White Paper (Cm. 288) showed that general Government expenditure (excluding privatisation proceeds) as a percentage of gross domestic product has fallen from 46¼ per cent. in 1982–83 to 42½ per cent. in 1987–88.
§ 79. Mr. BeithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the objective of his policy of reducing public expenditure annually as a proportion of gross domestic product.
§ Mr. MajorOur policy of reducing public spending as a proportion of GDP over the medium term, which does not imply particular targets for individual years, will enable a low level of borrowing to be combined with reductions in the burden of taxation, thus encouraging enterprise and efficiency and the growth of output and employment.