Government Expenditure

HC Deb 06 July 1989 vol 156 c233W

84. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the fall in general Government expenditure, excluding privatisation proceeds, as a proportion of gross domestic product since 1982–83.

92. Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the fall in general Government expenditure, excluding privatisation proceeds, as a proportion of gross domestic product since 1982–83.

125. Mr. Devlin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the fall in general Government expenditure, excluding privatisation proceeds, as a proportion of gross domestic product since 1982–83.

Mr. Major

The 1989 "Financial Statement and Budget Report" gave a figure of 391/2 per cent. for the ratio of general Government expenditure, excluding privatisation proceeds, to gross domestic product in 1988–89. The corresponding figure for 1982–83 was 463/4 per cent.