Committee Reports::Report - Service of Public Debt::01 July, 1985::Appendix

APPENDIX C

TABLE 3

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CURRENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE

1981-1985


 

1981

1982

1983

1984 Provisional Outturn

1985 Estimate (1)

% change 1985 over 1984

 

£m

£m

£m

£m

£m

%

Service of Public Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Fund Services (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

...

...

795

1,143

1,330

1,566

1,841

+

18

Sinking Fund etc.

89

106

126

139

150

+

8

Sub-Total

...

...

884

1,249

1,456

1,705

1,991

+

17

Economic Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry and Labour

98

138

184

211

267

+

27

Agriculture

...

...

255

278

360

400

438

+

10

Fisheries

...

...

11

13

12

13

13

Forestry

...

...

22

27

28

29

30

+

3

Tourism

...

...

18

19

23

24

27

+

13

Sub-Total

...

...

404

475

607

677

775

+

14

Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roads

...

...

21

24

26

26

28

+

8

Sanitary Services

16

22

29

38

46

+

21

Transport (3)

...

16

18

27

28

28

Sub-Total

...

...

53

64

82

92

102

+

11

Social Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health

...

...

764

883

973

1,018

1,057

+

4

Education

...

...

604

730

804

894

929

+

4

Social Welfare

...

1,202

1,639

1,909

2,121

2,244

+

6

Housing

...

...

87

109

143

175

212

+

21

Subsidies (4)

...

...

277

324

346

358

332

-

7

Sub-Total

...

...

2,934

3,685

4,175

4,566

4,774

+

5

Security

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defence

...

...

207

244

254

271

292

+

8

Garda

...

...

163

187

208

233

244

+

5

Prisons

...

...

26

30

33

36

39

+

8

Legal. etc.

...

...

24

30

34

32

34

+

6

Sub-Total

...

...

420

491

529

572

609

+

6

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Fund items

 

 

 

 

 

 

EEC Budget

...

118

144

194

208

250

+

20

Miscellaneous

5

7

8

15

9

-

40

Supply Services

298

376

353

404

439

+

8

Sub-Total

...

...

421

527

555

627

698

+

11

Gross Total

...

...

5,116

6,491

7,404

8,239

8,949

+

9

Less: Supply Services Appropriations-in-aid, P.R.S.I. receipts

697

916

1,095

1,248

1,381

+

11

Net Current Expenditure excluding expenditure on Posts and Telegraphs

4,419

5,575

6,309

6,991

7,568

+

8

Post and Telegraphs

322

355

378

Net Expenditure Including Posts and Telegraphs (5)

4,741

5,930

6,687

6,991

7,568

+

8

(Exchequer Pay and Pensions included in above excluding Posts and Telegraphs)

1,729

1,982

2,175

2,340

2,380

+

2

(1)Based on the Estimates for Public Services for 1985 published on 15 November 1984.


(2)See Note (1) at foot of Table 2. The total debt service costs in the Central Fund and Supply Services are (figures for 1981-1983 include Post and Telegraphs costs)


 

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

Interest

...

...

...

...

...

938

1,323

1,554

1,746

2,055

Sinking Fund

...

...

...

...

116

137

159

157

169

Total

...

...

...

...

...

1,054

1,460

1,713

1,903

2,224

(3)Excludes CIE subsidy.


(4)Includes food subsidies, rates support grant, CIE subsidy.


(5)The figures for 1981 to 1983 reflect actual audited expenditure.