§ Mr. ShoreTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his answer of 2 December,Official Report, column 39, what was the level of the United Kingdom's liability for contribution to EC funds in each year since 1973 (a) gross and (b) net, in cash terms and after adjusting for inflation, before refunds or abatement.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe information requested is set out in the table:
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Gross (before refunds and abatements Net (before refunds and abatements) Year Current prices Constant1 prices Current prices Constant1 prices 1973 181 987 102 556 1974 179 850 29 138 1975 342 1,276 -56 -209 1976 463 1,500 167 541 1977 737 2,096 369 1,050 1978 1,348 3,444 822 2,100 1979 1,606 3,587 947 2,115 1980 1,767 3,303 804 1,503 1981 2,174 3,647 1,090 1,829 1982 2,863 4,464 1,625 2,534 1983 2,976 4,408 1,454 2,154 1984 3,204 4,538 1,184 1,677 1985 3,940 5,277 2,035 2,726 1986 4,493 5,815 2,273 2,942 1987 5,202 6,414 2,874 3,544 1988 5,138 5,946 2,956 3,421 1989 5,585 6,043 3,469 3,754 1990 6,355 6,355 4,172 4,172
Mecu Constant prices1 2
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Belgium 1,631 1,875 1,987 1,869 1,764 Denmark 927 946 1,024 895 775 Germany 9,598 10,115 12,237 11,488 10,358 Greece 1,139 539 589 680 564 Spain 2,980 2,072 3,584 3,370 3,671 France 7,787 8,057 9,678 8,856 8,090 Ireland 396 380 357 384 368 Italy 6,063 6,301 7,572 6,887 6,098 Luxembourg 73 82 89 75 74 Netherlands 2,366 2,518 2,926 2,785 2,615 Portugal 446 492 515 523 502 United Kingdom 6,245 7,062 6,161 7,107 6,534 1 Constant prices for the United Kingdom have been constructed using the GDP deflator at market prices. 2 Constant prices for other Member States have been constructed using the GDP implicit price index. Source: OECC. Note: Gross contribution are given net of the United Kingdom's abatement and other Member States' contribution to it.