HC Deb 12 February 1976 vol 905 cc302-3W
Mr. David Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table giving in both current and constant prices the increases in public expenditure between 1973–74 and 1974–75, broken down into the following categories: central Government, local government and the rest of the public sector, current and capital expenditure and expenditure on

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE INCREASES 1973–74 TO 1974–75
(1975 Survey prices)
Current prices Constant prices
£m. Per cent. £m. Per cent.
Central Government* … +5,786 +30.8 +2,058 +8.0
of which:
(a) current expenditure:
(i) goods and services … +2,309 +28.3 +240 +2.2
(ii) transfers … +2,838 +33.8 +1,634 +13.9
(b) capital expenditure:
(i) goods and services … +89 +9.9 -122 -9.6
(ii) transfers … +550 +41.7 +306 +17.4
Local authorities* … +3,210 +36.2 +798 +6.6
of which:
(a) current expenditure:
(i) goods and services … +1,992 +39.2 +494 +7.0
(ii) transfers … +264 +47.1 +184 +24.5
(b) capital expenditure:
(i) goods and services … +771 +28.3 +11 +0.3
(ii) transfers … +183 +36.0 +109 +19.5
Public corporations* (capital expenditure only) +1,061 +42.9 +572 +17.3
of which:
(i) goods and services … +985 +41.8 +518 +16.4
(ii) transfers … +76 +66.6 +54 +37.5
Debt Interest … +604 +18.6 -7 -0.1
Total public expenditure … +10,661 +31.9 +3,421 +7.5
of which:
Current expenditure … +8,007 +31.4 +2,545 +7.2
Capital expenditure … +2,654 +33.5 +876 +8.2
Goods and services … +6,146 +31.9 +1,141 +4.4
Transfers including debt Interest +4,515 +31.9 +2,280 +11.6
* Excluding debt interest.

Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Answer given to the hon. Member for Blaby on 5th February, in what way the 65 per cent. figure disclosed in that answer was affected (a) by the rate of inflation and (b) by shifts in relative prices.

Mr. Joel Barnett

I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

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