HC Deb 26 June 1979 vol 969 c123W
45. Mr. Ennals

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now make a statement on the effect that the increase in VAT and the strict application of cash limits will have on the resources available to health authorities.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

It is difficult to forecast at this stage the precise effect on the resources available to health authorities of the increase in indirect taxation and adherence to the previous Government's commitments on cash limits. The increase in expenditure in 1979–80 in real terms, as compared with 1978–79, will be smaller than originally envisaged.

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