Public Expenditure (Hansard, 28 July 1975)

§ Mr. Banks
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the amount of Government expenditure for the period of the last 16 months.

§ Mr. Joel Barnett
Government expenditure, as measured by issues from the Consolidated Fund, amounted to £37,518 million in the 16th months from 1st March 1974 to 30th June 1975.
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§ Mr. Edge
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report the percentage of total national expenditure acounted for by public expenditure during each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Joel Barnett
Following is the information:

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP AT FACTOR COST

1965 … … … … 45.3

1966 … … … … 46.2

1967 … … … … 50.2

1968 … … … … 51.1

1969 … … … … 50.4

1970 … … … … 50.7

1971 … … … … 50.2

1972 … … … … 50.3

1973 … … … … 51.2

1974 … … … … 57.7

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP AT FACTOR COST
1965	…	…	…	…	45.3
1966	…	…	…	…	46.2
1967	…	…	…	…	50.2
1968	…	…	…	…	51.1
1969	…	…	…	…	50.4
1970	…	…	…	…	50.7
1971	…	…	…	…	50.2
1972	…	…	…	…	50.3
1973	…	…	…	…	51.2
1974	…	…	…	…	57.7