§ Mr. Formanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in tabular form the change in the percentage 437W shares of public spending in the United Kingdom by economic category from 1978–79 to 1985–86 and as projected to 1988–1989.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe table expresses the figures by economic category shown in table 2.10 of the 1986 public
Spending by Broad Economic Category 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 outturn % outturn % outturn % outturn % outturn % estimated outturn % plans % plans % plans % Departmental running costs 8.6 8.6 8.6 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.5 9.7 9.7 Running costs receipts -1.6 -1.7 -1.7 -2.3 -2.3 -2.4 -2.4 -2.5 -2.5 Other public sector pay 27.3 27.2 26.9 26.6 26.3 26.1 26.0 26.0 25.9 Transfers to the personal sector 30.4 32.6 34.3 35.1 34.5 35.5 36.0 36.2 36.6 Purchases of goods and services 23.7 22.3 23.0 23.2 23.5 24.1 24.4 24.6 24.5 Transfers to the corporate sector 10.8 10.0 7.3 6.2 6.9 5.7 4.7 3.8 3.7 Payments overseas 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.1