European Community Budget

HC Deb 13 November 1981 vol 12 cc198-9W

Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the Budget of the European Community has been absorbed by (i) the European agricultural guarantee fund, (h) the European agricultural guidance fund, (iii) the European regional development fund and (iv) the European social fund in each year since 1973; and what proportion he estimates will be absorbed by each in 1981, making due allowance for the recent amending budgets.

Mr. Ridley

The appropriations entered in EC budgets from 1973 to 1981, as a proportion of total appropriations, for EAGGF—gurarantee and guidance—the social fund and the regional development fund are as follows:

	EAGGF Guarantee	EAGGF Guidance	Regional Fund	Percentages Social Fund
1973	75	7	—	6
1974	68	6	—	6

	EAGGF Guarantee	EAGGF Guidance	Regional Fund	Percentages Social Fund
1975	70	6	—	7
1976	70	4	4	5
1977	75	2	4	2
1978	71	3	4	4
1979	73	2	4	4
1980	72	2	3	4
1981*	64	3	5	3
*Including the draft supplementary and amending budget No. 2 1981