HL Deb 15 November 2004 vol 666 cc39-40WS
Lord McIntosh of Haringey

My right honourable Friend the Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

Subject to parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Inland Revenue departmental expenditure limit will be increased by £152,750,000 from £3,205,460,000 to £3,358,210,000 and the administration costs limits will be increased by £86,282,000 from £2,989,475,000 to £3,075,757,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on resources and capital are as set out in the following table:

£000s
New DEL
Change Voted Non-voted Total
Resource 107,764 2,751,476 331,418 3,082,894
Capital 44,986 275,316 275,316
Depreciation* -942 -152,595 -152,595
Total 151,318 2,874,197 331,418 3,205,615
*Depreciation, which forms part of resource DEL, is excluded from the total DEL since capital DEL includes capital spending and to include depreciation of those assets would lead to double counting.

The change in the resource element of the DEL arises from the draw-down of £90,121,000 administration costs EYF; take-up award from the Efficiency Challenge Fund of £20,700,000 programme costs. Additionally, the change relates to minor interdepartmental PES transfers, to HM Treasury reducing administration costs by £3,840,000; and from the Home Office increasing programme costs by £782,000.

The change in the capital element of the DEL arises from the draw-down of capital EYF and other resource EYF, totalling £44,496,000 as set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper (CM6293), and an increase of £490,000 to VOA net costs for impairment.