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Increase in government revenue
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Central government revenue and expenditure2012

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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.
AccountBudget
20102011201220122013
A. TOTAL REVENUE1 064 7641 223 5241 290 7351 237 5001 314 840
Sales revenue17 81621 51322 48117 58617 178
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum100 257125 820148 446111 400129 000
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum15 71916 86219 50217 30022 000
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises1 9222 2221 9921 7891 770
Other revenue from fixed capital formation567374524271286
Total transfers928 4831 056 7331 097 7901 089 1541 144 606
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE892 881952 122996 1441 006 0551 065 319
Operating costs129 579139 589144 030148 712158 057
Total fixed capital formation44 43147 15352 88454 15862 534
Total transfers718 871765 380799 230803 185844 728
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL171 883271 402294 591231 445249 521

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.