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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991

"BUT LET DOES

ME NOT

CONTROLLING GROWTH

EXPENDITURE

MEAN THAT THE SERVICES WE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE TO SUFFER,

ADD THAT

IN PROVIDE

RECURRENT

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THE

"WE ARE IN FACT SPENDING MORE TO IMPROVE BOTH THE RANGE AND QUALITY OF OUR SERVICES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO," HE SAID.

SIR PIERS SAID THE TASK OF BRINGING DOWN THE RATE OF GROWTH IN RECURRENT EXPENDITURE HAD NOT BEEN EASY.

"OUR

IN

EXISTING COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING SERVICES, TO STAFFING AND MANAGING NEW FACILITIES, AND TO MEETING UNAVOIDABLE INCREASES DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICES PRE-EMPT MOST OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

"IN ADDITION WE HAVE ALREADY UNDERTAKEN TO EXPAND TERTIARY

AND TO EDUCATION

ESTABLISH THE HOSPITAL

AFTER AUTHORITY.

MAKING ALLOWANCE FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS, THERE IS NOT MUCH LEFT.

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"IF WE ARE TO FIND MORE RESOURCES FOR OTHER NEW OR IMPROVED SERVICES, WHILE STAYING WITHIN OUR EXISTING GUIDELINES IN RELATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, WE MUST CONTINUE TO SEEK MAXIMUM VALUE FOR BY CRITICALLY REVIEWING WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING, HE SAID.

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MONEY

THE GROWTH IN EXPENDITURE WOULD

VARY FROM ONE PROGRAMME

AREA

TO ANOTHER.

ON

IN

CAPITAL

IN

EDUCATION THE GOVERNMENT WOULD INCUR SIX PER CENT MORE RECURRENT EXPENDITURE IN REAL TERMS AND 36 PER CENT MORE EXPENDITURE, AN INCREASE OF 11 PER CENT OVERALL,

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ON SOCIAL SERVICES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE WOULD INCREASE IN REAL TERMS BY 15 PER CENT AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY 19 PER CENT TOTAL INCREASE OF 16 PER CENT.

ON SECURITY, RECURRENT EXPENDITURE WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT BUT VARIATIONS IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WOULD RESULT IN A THREE PER CENT FALL IN EXPENDITURE OVERALL.

ON COMMUNITY AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS THERE WOULD BE ALSO A DROP IN TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF SIX PER CENT, LARGELY AS A RESULT OF REDUCTIONS IN RELATION TO DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.

·

INCREASE

BY CONTRAST, SIR PIERS SAID EXPENDITURE ON THE ENVIRONMENT WOULD GROW BY 80 PER CENT, AND THIS ON TOP OF A 37 PER CENT IN ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE IN 1990-91.

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