Written answers
Thursday, 2 November 2006
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the Government expenditure out-turn for each of the past 10 years; and the percentage increase year on year. [36045/06]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Gross total Voted Expenditure (including the Social Insurance Fund and the National Training Fund) over the past ten years with the percentage increase is set out in the table below:
| Year | Exchequer Outturn* | Year-on-Year Increase |
| â'¬m | % | |
| 1996 | 17,332 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 18,858 | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 20,512 | 8.8 |
| 1999 | 22,811 | 11.2 |
| 2000 | 25,925 | 13.7 |
| 2001 | 31,303 | 20.7 |
| 2002 | 35,808 | 14.4 |
| 2003 | 38,364 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 40,751 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 45,095 | 10.7 |
| *The above table is based on cash spend. Therefore, capital carryover from 2004 onwards is counted in its year of expenditure. |
A forecast outturn for 2006 will be included in the Abridged Estimates Volume to be published on 16th November next.
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