§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the total public expenditure of(a) the EC and (b) the United Kingdom in actual amounts and at 1988 prices in 1973 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. MajorThe sum of capital and current expenditure of general Government on EC definitions and at current prices is given in the table below. EC definitions and calendar years have been used in order to provide figures on a consistent basis. It has not been possible to convert to 1988 prices.
billion ECU United Kingdom EC91 1973 54 327 1974 66 393 1975 79 481 1976 82 545 1977 85 612 1978 96 688 1979 113 771 1980 152 885 1981 193 1,023 1982 206 1,137 1983 216 1,176 1984 233 1,327 1985 248 21,410 1 EC9 excludes Greece, Spain and Portugal. 1 A figure for Ireland has been imputed by assuming a similar growth as the rest of EC9. Source: Eurostat Review, 1988 and earlier years.