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Central government revenue and expenditure, 2012

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Increase in government revenue

The central government’s fiscal account, including the National Insurance Scheme, shows a total revenue of NOK 1 291 billion in 2012. Total expenditure was NOK 996 billion.

Central government fiscal account including National Insurance Scheme. Revenue and expenditure. Annual figures. NOK Million.Published 8 May 2013
Account Budget
2010 2011 2012 2012 2013
A. TOTAL REVENUE 1 064 764 1 223 524 1 290 735 1 237 500 1 314 840
Sales revenue 17 816 21 513 22 481 17 586 17 178
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum 100 257 125 820 148 446 111 400 129 000
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum 15 719 16 862 19 502 17 300 22 000
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises 1 922 2 222 1 992 1 789 1 770
Other revenue from fixed capital formation 567 374 524 271 286
Total transfers 928 483 1 056 733 1 097 790 1 089 154 1 144 606
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE 892 881 952 122 996 144 1 006 055 1 065 319
Operating costs 129 579 139 589 144 030 148 712 158 057
Total fixed capital formation 44 431 47 153 52 884 54 158 62 534
Total transfers 718 871 765 380 799 230 803 185 844 728
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL 171 883 271 402 294 591 231 445 249 521

Source: Statistics Norway

Transfers account for most of the government’s revenue. The total sum of transfers was NOK 1 098 billion in 2012. This is an increase of 3.9 per cent from the previous year. Most of the total sum was paid as taxes or contributions to the National Insurance Scheme. Taxes account for NOK 788 billion of the total sum of transfers and member and employer contributions to the National Insurance Scheme were NOK 104 billion and NOK 148 billion respectively.

In addition to transfers, extraction of petroleum is an important source of income for the central government, with an operating surplus of NOK 148 billion and other income of NOK 20 billion in 2012. The central government also had sales revenue of NOK 22 billion and other income from enterprises and fixed capital formation of NOK 3 billion.

The total sum of transfers from the central government was NOK 799 billion in 2012. The main part of these transfers, NOK 349 billion, was paid as pensions and benefits through the National insurance Scheme. Transfers to municipalities and county authorities totalled NOK 178 billion, and NOK 43 billion was transferred to other state accounts. The central government’s interest expenditure was NOK 13 billion, and NOK 218 billion was paid in other transfers in 2012.

The central government’s operating expenses, consisting of wages and salaries for government employees and purchases of goods and services, were NOK 144 billion in 2012. This is about NOK 4 billion more than in 2011.

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