HC Deb 09 January 2003 vol 397 cc354-5W
Mr. Joyce

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will calculate(a) the tax revenue from Scotland since 1980 and (b) the total government spending in Scotland since 1980; and if she also will calculate these figures omitting tax revenues from the continental shelf. [88219]

Mrs. Liddell

[holding answer 19 December 2002]: A table setting out estimates of aggregate expenditure and revenues for Scotland is provided in the table. As noted in the footnote to the table, there are different sources for different parts of the series and therefore some potential for variation in the estimating approaches used.

Estimated Aggregate Expenditure and Revenues, Scotland 1980–81 to 1999–2000
£ billion
Financial year Expenditure 1 Revenues (excluding North Sea revenues) 1 UK North Sea revenues2
1980–81 11.0 8.5 3.7
1981–82 12.3 10.0 6.5
1982–83 13.3 10.6 7.8
1983–84 14.2 11.4 8.8
1984–85 15.1 12.0 12.0
1985–86 15.8 13.1 11.3
1986–87 16.6 13.7 4.8
1987–88 18.7 14.9 4.6
1988–89 19.4 16.3 3.2
1989–90 21.6 17.6 2.4
1990–91 22.3 18.7 2.3
1991–92 24.2 19.5 1.0
1992–93 27.0 19.4 1.3
1993–94 28.6 20.2 1.2
1994–95 29.9 22.1 1.6
1995–96 31.3 23.9 2.3
1996–97 31.5 25.0 3.3
1997–98 32.2 26.8 3.3
1998–99 33.1 28.4 2.5
1999–2000 33.8 29.8 2.5
1 Sources: 1978–79 to 1987–88—unpublished data used to compile parliamentary answer, 21 March 1997, Official Report, column 969;
1987–88 to 1991–92—unpublished data produced in September 1993 by the Scottish Office, using the methodology used for the publication "Government Expenditure & Review In Scotland" (GERS) and updating the first GERS, 1992;
1991–92 to 1995–96—GERS 1995–96 (Scottish Office 1997);
1995–96 to 1999–2000—GERS 1999–2000 (Scottish Executive 2001).
2 Petroleum revenue tax, oil royalties and North Sea Corporation Tax before ACT set-off.

Source:

Inland Revenue Statistics