|
|
|
|
Table 5.1: Government Expenditure in Scotland and the UK, 1997-982
|
Scotland |
UK |
Scotland as a share of UK |
|||
|
£ billion |
% share3 of aggregate expenditure |
£ billion |
% share3 of aggregate expenditure |
||
|
i Identifiable of which: |
24.4 |
76.1 |
239 |
74.5 |
10.2 |
|
Scottish Office1 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Social Security |
9.0 |
- |
96.9 |
- |
- |
|
ii Non-identifiable (estimated) |
3.0 |
9.4 |
34.7 |
10.8 |
8.7 |
|
iii Other (estimated)4 |
4.3 |
13.5 |
44.8 |
14 |
9.7 |
|
of which: |
|||||
|
Debt interest |
2.6 |
- |
30.1 |
- |
- |
|
iv Reconciliation |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2 |
0.6 |
|
|
Aggregate Expenditure(before EU adjustment) |
32.3 |
- |
320.5 |
100 |
10.1 |
|
v EU adjustment |
-0.17 |
-0.5 |
- |
||
|
Aggregate Expenditure3 (after EU adjustment) |
32.1 |
100 |
320.5 |
100 |
10 |
|
Population (1997) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.7 |
|
GDP (1997) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
Sources: UK figures from Section 8 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 1999-2000 and HM Treasury. Scottish identifiable expenditure figures from the same publication. Scottish non-identifiable and other expenditure figures are Scottish Executive estimates, as are the reconciliation and EU adjustment amounts for Scotland
1 Scottish Office 1997-98 includes associated Departments such as the General
Register Office for Scotland, the Scottish Record Office, the Register of Scotland,
and the Scottish Courts Administration.
2 Figures and percentages may not add up to totals due to rounding.
3 After EU Adjustment, treating main EU programme expenditure as transfers
to non-government sectors.
4 Includes ESA95 change to contributions to
the EU in respect of VAT, customs duties, and agricultural and sugar levies.
|
|
|