112 Mr. A. Reynolds asked the Minister for Finance the growth rates in GDP terms for each of the years 1988 to 2000 inclusive; the budget deficits and surpluses as appropriate for the years 1988 to 2000 in total amounts and as a percentage of GDP; the borrowing requirements in total and percentage wise; and the total revenue and expenditure, percentage wise, for the years in question. [7297/01]

The following table gives GDP volume growth rates, the amount of the budget surplus or deficit – Exchequer borrowing requirement – and the revenue and receipts as a percent of GDP for each of the years 1988 to 2000 inclusive.