HL Deb 02 April 1996 vol 571 cc33-4WA
Lord Lawson of Blaby

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state for each year from 1950 to 1995 inclusive:

  1. (a) Central government revenue;
  2. (b) Central government expenditure;
  3. (c) Local government revenue;
  4. (d) Local government expenditure;
expressing each as a percentage of GDP.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

The attached table shows spending and revenue as a percentage of GDP on a national accounts definition for Central Government and Local Government.

The data necessary to calculate these proportions are only available back to 1963 and up to Q3 1995.

Central and Local Government Current Revenue and Expenditure (percentage of GDP)
Central Government Local Government
Expenditure Revenue Expenditure Revenue
1963 28.9 28.0 9.7 10.9
1964 31.0 27.0 9.7 11.1
1965 33.5 27.9 10.1 11.7
1966 34.1 28.8 10.8 12.4
1967 35.4 31.5 11.3 13.2
1968 39.7 31.5 11.2 13.1
1969 43.6 31.2 11.9 13.2
1970 42.9 31.2 12.0 13.4
1971 38.7 31.9 12.4 13.2
1972 33.7 31.6 22 13.3
1973 34.2 33.4 12.7 15.0
1974 35.7 36.9 13.6 15.8
1975 34.3 38.8 15.6 15.8
1976 34.6 38.3 14.4 14.9
1977 33.6 36.9 13.3 13.3
1978 31.9 36.7 11.6 12.8
1979 34.3 36.3 11.8 12.6
1980 33.8 38.8 13 I 13.1
1981 37.5 40.3 13.6 12.3
1982 36.3 40.4 13.1 12.3
1983 35.3 40.7 13.3 12.8
1984 36.5 41.1 12.5 12.7
1985 37.0 39.5 11.9 12.0
1986 35.4 38.6 12.2 11.9
1987 37.0 37.0 11.7 11.5
1988 37.8 34.2 11.0 10.8
1989 37.5 34.9 11.1 11.2
1990 38.6 37.6 11.4 11.2
1991 36.6 40.1 12.0 12.0
1992 29.9 43.2 13.6 12.1
1993 28.5 42.3 12.2 11.3
1994 31.1 41.2 11.5 11.4