Public Expenditure (Hansard, 27 June 1974)

§ Mr. David Price

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes have been made by the present Government to the

ADDITIONS TO PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ANNOUNCED SINCE THE BUDGET
	Additional cost in 1974–75	Hansard reference
Programme	£m.	Date	Col. No.
Agriculture, fisheries and forestry:
Fuel subsidy for horticultural producers	6.0	11.4.74	610
Additional pigmeat subsidy	15.0	19.6.74	480
Trade, industry and employment:
Subsidy to electricity industry for peak tariffs (provisional estimate	20–30	20.6.74	^*
Rebate to British Rail for domestic coal freight charge	1.5	26.6.74	^*
Nationalised industries' capital expenditure:
Coal investment (estimated additional cost in current year)	10.0	20.6.74	^*
Education and libraries, science and arts:
Teachers pay	11.6	6.5.74	14 and 38
Health and personal social services:
Nurses pay offer—Briggs Report	18.0	6.5.74	57
Total	82–92
^* Hansard not at present available.

The Government intend to publish the usual White Paper on public expenditure later in the year, which will enable a comparison to be made with Cmnd. 5519, as modified by the statement made on 17th December 1973.