combined with an extraordinary increase in customs union revenues, led to a substantial strengthening of the Government budget. I78. Since 1980 the @vernmentrs capital programme has borne the main burden of financial retrenchment. This has resulted to some extent because of a deterioratinq capacity to absorb aid but there has also been a considerable scaling down in spending on non-viable projects. In 1984/85, however, the substantially increased rate of capital spending Ytas to a large extent related to a major international airport project which is now virtually completed.A/40/44L English Page 62 L79. In the last guarters of Lgg|/gs, a large general salary increase (of about40 per cent) was implemented which will cost about M 30 million in a full year.This was the first revision of public service pay since l9go. For 19g5/96 theoverall Government budget deficit is fixed at M 35 million of which M 29 million isexpected to be covered by concessional aid inflows leaving M z million to be raisedcommercially. Customs union revenue in 1985/86 will rise by M l0 million toM 162 million, while on the expenditure side the additional public service pay billof M 30 million is the major item.