§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, further to his remarks reported in column 1037 of the Official Report for 12th April, he will provide a breakdown of the components of the item headed "Miscellaneous Capital Trans-
ANALYSIS OF MISCELLANEOUS CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS* 1975–76 1976–77 Budget Forecast Estimated Outturn Budget Forecast Central Government: National Insurance contributions accruals adjustment … … … -297 -265 -171 Other (mainly changes in balances) … … … +397 +175 +267 Central Government: total … … … +100 -90 +96 Local authorities … … … +98 -526 -100 Public corporations … … … -153 -3 -254 Miscellaneous capital transactions: total … … … +45 -619 -258 *As shown in Financial Statement and Budget Report, 1976–77. The estimated outturn for 1975–76 is tentative. The introductory note on page 13 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1976–77 points out that the figures in Table 5 are based on partial information. The row "miscellaneous capital transactions (net)" includes the balancing items between the known and estimated borrowing requirements and known and estimated receipts and expenditure. Miscellaneous capital transactions (net) in 1974–75 are estimated to have been positive.