HM Treasury News Release  

191/98                             12 November 1998
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WINTER SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES: 1998-99

Winter Supplementary Estimates totalling #924 million were
presented to the House of Commons today. They seek increased
provision for existing services and Parliamentary authority,
with necessary provision, for certain new services.

Within the overall increase #814 million is classified as
within the public expenditure Control Total.  However the
Supplementary Estimates do not involve any change in total
spending plans because the increases sought have either been
offset by savings elsewhere in departmental programmes or
charged to the Reserve.   Since the Reserve is part of the
control total, the planned total of public expenditure as
published in the FSBR should not be exceeded.

The net increase in departmental programmes in the Winter 
Supplementaries includes increases of #443 million in cash
limits and #197 million in running costs limits.



# = pounds sterling