-2L7.3 -95.0 -51.6 5.5 -I4I. I 9.5 45.9 34.6 3.2 -47 .9 (34.9)177 .0 -270.2 -93.2 -57 .9 5.0 -r45. r 13.2 60 .6 22.5i.2 -45.6 (16.r)1.31 . 5 -242.2 -1.10 . 7 -54 .8 7.7 -157.8 30.7 9.9 -8.2 3.2 -t22.2 (s8.6)I 1.8. s -247.L -r28.6 -61 .0 8.0 -r8r.5 22.8 -6.7 45. 3 -L20.2 (86.2)88 .0 -r6t. I -73.I -51.6 3.8 -I 20 .9 18.3 -7.0 36.2 -73.4 ( 40.0 )103.8 -l 25.8 -22.O -50.0 3.8 -68.2 24.7 -28.8 -26.2 -98.5 (-r.5) Gross official foreign reserves (end of period) (Mi,IIions of SDRs)L5.2 28.9 18.7 6.420 .9 32.0 L7.2 5.4 ,_, 28. r 29 .4r3.4 24.7 r5. I 12. s o:t 15.5 16.610.3 21.6 15.9 r0.5 10.3 t0.37.1 13.0 9.5 5.81.0.9 r3.3 7.r 10.3 o:u 25.9 26 .49.4 9.43.7 3.7b/ b/ a/ b/Special drawing rights. The balance-of-payments data are provisi.onal estimates. At end-June 1984.A/40 /441 English Page 85 4. PubIic expenditure and income 240. Central Government expenditure started to increase rapidly after lg72/73. Recurrent expenditure rose from Le 57 million in 1972/73 to Le 365 million in 1983/84 and development expenditure from Le 1.4 million to Le 104 million, while other expenditure (extrabudgetary spending) rose from Le 4 million in L972/73 to nearly Le 72 million in 1980/81, after which it has declined, to an annual average of Le 2l million in the L98I/82 to 1983/84 period. 241. The accrual of tax and other current revenues and of grants increased from Le 54.6 million in 1972/73 to Le 272 million in 1983/84. Hourever, this increase was less than the rate of growth of expenditures. Tax and duties on international trade is a significant component of revenue and fluctuates as a result of both chanqes in rates and the buoyancy of taxable exports and imports. The taxlGDP