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Table 10
Trend in Service of National Debt as % of Net Current Expenditure and as % of
Overall Taxation
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Service of National Debt
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Year
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€m
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% of Net Current Expenditure (a)
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As a % of Tax Revenue (b)
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1980
|
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839
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17.8
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25.2
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1981
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1,124
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18.5
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26.7
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1982
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1,586
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21.2
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30.8
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1983
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1,849
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21.8
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31.1
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1984
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2,165
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24.4
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32.1
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1985
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2,498
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25.8
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35.3
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1986
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2,526
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24.6
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32.6
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1987
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2,689
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25.4
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32.6
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1988
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2,719
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26.7
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29.2
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1989
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2,719
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26.7
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28.8
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1990
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2,923
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27.3
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29.1
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1991
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2,967
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25.8
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28.0
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1992
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2,945
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23.7
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26.0
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1993
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2,930
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21.9
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23.8
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1994
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2,936
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20.7
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21.3
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1995
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2,972
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19.5
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20.7
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1996
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3,143
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19.5
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19.8
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1997
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3,498
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19.7
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19.3
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1998
|
|
3,060
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16.7
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14.9
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1999
|
|
2,800
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14.2
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11.9
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2000
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2,575
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12.5
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9.5
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2001
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2,379
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9.9
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8.5
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2002
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2,169
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8.3
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7.4
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2003
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(c)
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2,280
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7.9
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7.2
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2004
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(d)
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2,381
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7.6
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7.1
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(a)
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Current expenditure is measured on a net basis as in Table 4.
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(b)
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PRSI receipts are not included in Tax Revenue.
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(c)
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Provisional Outturn.
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(d)
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Post-Budget Estimate.
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