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Chapter 6

Financial Implications

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6.1

The programme of development envisaged in this White

Paper involves a substantial financial outlay over the next ten

years, both in capital and recurrent expenditure. It is not

possible to give more than a rough approximation of costs at

this stage although expenditure in the current year can be

estimated with greater accuracy. The figures quoted in this

chapter represent the maximum cost to the Government directly

attributable to these programme headings, but the use of

private funds may reduce the commitment to some extent.

the costs of public housing, medical and health services and social

welfare overheads (e.g. rlanning, research evaluation, training)

have been excluded. Whilst the Government will seek to implement

the programmes as quickly as financial resources permit, a

shortage of trained social workers may well be the main constraint.

However,

6.2

The additional capital expenditure involved in new or

improved services including allocations from the Lotteries Fund

is estimated to be about $114 million at 1978 prices, broken

down as follows :

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