I Det forenede Kongerige er anlægsudgifterne blevet formindsket med ca. 20% i 1976/77 i forhold til 1973/74, og i Irland blev de nedskåret fra 1973 til 1976, men er senere blevet forhøjet.
In the United Kingdom capital expenditure has been reduced by about 20% in 1976/77 compared with 1973/74 and in Ireland it was cut from 1973 to 1976 but has been increased since.