§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are his estimates of the budgeted and actual expenditure on(a) Her Majesty's Treasury administration and (b) Inland Revenue administration, for each year from 1979 to 1994 in 1993 prices.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 19 January 1995]: The table details the administration expenditure for HM Treasury and Inland Revenue going back to 1979–80 in 1993–94 prices. The table compares the gross voted administrative expenditure, including capital, less appropriations in aid-budget-to the outturn expenditure-actual-for the same expenditure. Over the period, there have been several significant changes to the way public expenditure is recorded. The most significant changes have been the delegation to Departments for capital expenditure on information technology in 1980–81; of accommodation costs in 1983–84 and of superannuation in 1993–94. There have also been some machinery of Government changes, including in 1992–93 the transfer of some of the DTI's regulatory functions to the Treasury. Recalculation of the figures to compensate for these changes could be done only at disproportionate cost.
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Administration expenditure 1979–90 to 1993–94 at 1993–94 prices £'000 Inland Revenue HM Treasury Gross Receipts Net Gross Receipts Net 1987–88 Budget 1,542,576 -78,314 1,464,262 53,282 -1,796 51,486 Actual 1,536,849 -78,314 1,458,534 51,451 -1,670 49,782 1988–89 Budget 1,532,516 -74,966 1,457,550 54,733 -1,743 52,990 Actual 1,506,931 -74,691 1,432,240 51,740 -1,673 50,067 1989–90 Budget 1,594,402 -72,384 1,522,019 50,912 -1,855 49,057 Actual 1,588,420 -72,384 1,516,036 49,413 -1,730 47,683 1990–91 Budget 1,534,456 -68,994 1,465,463 53,809 -1,710 52,099 Actual 1,528,990 -68,994 1,459,997 51,869 -1,886 50,183 1991–92 Budget 1,747,570 -102,262 1,645,308 63,835 -1,732 62,104 Actual 1,733,464 -102,262 1,631,202 61,590 -1,887 59,703 1992–93 Budget 1,762,968 -98,478 1,664,490 64,862 -1,678 63,124 Actual 1,694,685 -98,478 1,596,207 62,190 -2,268 59,922 1993–94 Budget 1,843,192 -171,278 1,671,914 86,913 -16,286 70,627 Actual 1,820,538 -159,089 1,661,449 82,070 -16,367 65,703