§ Mr. Carmichaelasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the original forecasts of public expenditure, taxation revenue and public sector borrowing requirement, the subsequent
£ billion FSBR Latest Outturn Public expenditure* Taxation revenue† PSBR Public expenditure* Taxation revenue† PSBR 1970–71 … … 22.0 19.6 -0.2 22.5 19.4 0.8 1971–72 … … 24.8 20.7 1.2 24.9 20.7 1.0 1972–73 … … 28.6 21.7 3.4 28.4 21.9 2.5 1973–74 … … 32.1 24.3 4.4 34.1 25.0 4.4 1974–75‡ … … 39.0 31.3 2.7 — — — 1974–75§ … … 42.9 31.1 6.3 45.4 31.8 8.0 1975–76 … … 53.6 38.2 9.1 57.2 40.1 10.6 1976–77 … … 64.7 45.5 12.0 64.6 46.5 8.8 1977–78 … … 69.8 52.1 8.5 — — — * Total public sector expenditure; a narrower definition is now used in the public expenditure White Papers. † Includes National Insurance etc. contributions. ‡ Published 26th March 1974. § Published in Supplementary FSBR 1974–75, 12th November 1974 I refer my hon. Friend to the Official Report for the changes to the PSBR and to public expenditure which I and my predecessors have announced to the House on specific occasions.