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Mr. Lawson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the Inland Revenue pamphlet published on 1st August 1977 and entitled "Investigation Work".
| FIXED INVESTMENT AND CURRENT GRANTS TO PERSONS IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE* | |||||
| Public expenditure on gross domestic fixed capital formation† | Current grants to persons‡ | ||||
| £ million at 1975 prices | Per cent, of total public expenditure | £ million at 1975 prices§ | Per cent, of total public expenditure | ||
| 1959 | … | n.a. | 11 | 4,243 | 19½ |
| 1960 | … | n.a. | 10 | 4,232 | 18 |
| 1961 | … | n.a. | 10 | 4,480 | 18 |
| 1962 | … | 3,502 | 10½ | 4,750 | 18½ |
| 1963 | … | 3,530 | 11 | 5,270 | 20½ |
| 1964 | … | 4,307 | 13 | 5,387 | 20 |
| 1965 | … | 4,461 | 12½ | 5,922 | 20½ |
| 1966 | … | 4,811 | 13 | 6,193 | 21 |
| 1967 | … | 5,540 | 13 | 6,800 | 20½ |
| 1968 | … | 5,824 | 13 | 7,486 | 21½ |
| 1967–68 | … | 5,753 | 13 | 7,011 | 20 |
| 1968–69 | … | 5,690 | 13 | 7528 | 22½ |
| 1969–70 | … | 5,736 | 13½ | 7,658 | 22½ |
| 1970–71 | … | 6,043 | 13½ | 7,775 | 22 |
| 1971–72 | … | 5,622 | 12½ | 8,345 | 22½ |
| 1972–73 | … | 5,639 | 12 | 9,328 | 23½ |
| 1973–74 | … | 6,422 | 14 | 9,298 | 22 |
| 1974–75 | … | 6,091 | 13 | 9,803 | 21 |
| 1975–76 | … | 5,969 | 12½ | 10,625 | 22 |
| 1976–77 | … | 5,389 | 11½ | 11,007 | 24 |
| 1977–78 | … | 4,430 | 9½ | 11,455 | 26½ |
| 1978–79 | … | n.a. | 9 | n.a. | 26½ |
| * As defined in Cmnd. 7049, but using national accounts records and valuation, including non trading capital consumption. | |||||
| † Investment by general Government and certain public corporations (listed in paragraph 11 of Part 6 of Cmnd. 7049—II). | |||||
| ‡ Including private non-profit making bodies serving households. | |||||
| § Values deflated by the consumers' expenditure deflator. | |||||
Mr. Robert Sheldon
No. The document was a confidential instruction issued by the Board of Inland Revenue to inspectors in charge of tax districts.