Agricultural Expenditure

HC Deb 19 May 1986 vol 98 c88W

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether an increase in agricultural spending above the guideline in one year raises the ceiling for the next year under the agreed formula.

Mr. Brooke

No. The base for calculating the level of EC agricultural spending consistent with the financial guideline is the average of the expenditure outturn in 1984 and 1985.