Public Expenditure (Hansard, 25 July 1979)

§ Mr. Richard Shepherd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of cuts in public expenditure announced by himself and other members of Her Majesty's Government for the current financial year; and by what this

					Percentage change to 23 July 1979
					4 January 1977	3 January 1978	2 January 1979
US dollar	…	…	…	…	+34.8	+17.8	+12.7
Deutschemark	…	…	…	…	+4.1	+2.8	+12.5
French franc	…	…	…	…	+15.4	+7.6	+14.6
Japanese yen	…	…	…	…	-0.5	+6.5	+25.3
Lira	…	…	…	…	+25.5	+10.8	+11.5
Finnish Markka	…	…	…	…	+36.5	+12.7	+10.4

Note: + appreciation of sterling: - depreciation of sterling.