GERS 2018-19: £45 billion 'cash / real money' or £40 billion 'cash / real money' and £5 billion 'accounting adjustments' spent by Scottish government, local councils, puplic corporations?
Dear Scottish Government,
According to an FOI you answered below:
Was the £45 billion spent 'real money / cash' or is £5 billion of this expenditure 'accounting adjustments' thus reducing the actual 'real money' spent to £40 billion?
"FOI Request - value of devolved expenditure!
Thank you for your request dated 24 August 2019 under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request
You asked for:
Scottish Government + Scottish Local Government + Scottish Public Corporation
expenditure
£44,770 Table 3.2
£44,717 Table 3.8
Which of the above are correct?
Response to your request
Information on devolved revenue and expenditure is set out in Chapter 4 of GERS. As set
out in Table 4.8, devolved expenditure including housing benefit was £44,717 million in
2018-19, consistent with Table 3.8. "
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...
Yours faithfully,
Manfred Stobartson
Our Reference: 201900010315
Your Reference: [FOI #628401 email]
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Reference: 201900010315
Dear Manfred Stobartson,
Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information request.
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