HC Deb 02 November 1994 vol 248 cc1214-5W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been(a) in each year since 1979 and (b) over the whole period since 1979 the percentage increase in spending by the European Community; and what was the average percentage increase in inflation in the Community as a whole in each year since 1979 and over the whole period since 1979.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The percentage increase in spending by the European Community in each year since 1979 is as follows:

Year Percentage increase in Community expenditure (Payments)
1994 4.7
1993 14.1
1992 8.9
1991 24.2
1990 5.3
1989 -0.4
1988 16.9
1987 3.3
1986 121.7
1985 2.1
1984 13.2
1983 19.0
1982 14.8
1981 29.2
1980 13.4
1979 20.0

Source:

Annual White Paper Statements on the Community Budget.

Notes:

1 Greece acceded on 1 January 1981.

2 Spain and Portugal acceded on 1 January 1986.

Spending by the European Community over the whole period since 1979, including additional member states from the date of their accession, has increased by 11.7 per cent. on average in nominal terms each year between 1979 and 1994.

The average percentage increase in inflation in the Community as a whole in each year since 1979 was as follows:

Year Percentage increase in inflation
1994 3.3
1993 3.3
1992 4.3
1991 5.1
1990 5.7
1989 5.3
1988 3.6
1987 3.3
1986 3.7
1985 6.1
1984 7.2
Year Percentage increase in inflation
1983 8.6
1982 10.9
1981 12.4
1980 13.7
1979 10.9

Source:

OECD Economic Outlook.

The average percentage increase in inflation in the Community as a whole over the whole period since 1979 was 6.6 per cent.