§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes are proposed to the Inland Revenue's departmental expenditure limit and running costs limit for 1999–2000. [108697]
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§ Dawn PrimaroloSubject to parliamentary approval of the Supplementary Estimate for Class XVI, Vote 4 the Inland Revenue Departmental Expenditure Limit for 1999–2000 will be increased by £10,053,000 from £2,168,461,000 to £2,178,514,000. The Inland Revenue running cost limit will also be increased by £5,663,000 from £2,168,840,000 to £2,174,503,000.
The increase is mainly due to the transfer of £5,610,000 running costs and £4,390,000 capital from the Department of Trade and Industry, Class 9, Vote 1 for the provision of payroll support to new employers.
The increase will be offset by transfers or charged to the DEL reserve and will not add therefore to the planned total of public expenditure.