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million NOK deficit before net transfers from the Government Pension Fund Global in 2019Q3

Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.Published 7 November 2019
3rd quarter 20183rd quarter 2019Change in per cent
A. TOTAL REVENUE324 043314 098-3.1
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum28 98119 317-33.3
Tax revenue159 366157 806-1.0
Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme106 191111 3074.8
Interest and dividends15 21811 457-24.7
Other revenue14 28714 211-0.5
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE294 048322 5569.7
Operating costs38 03739 1683.0
Total fixed capital formation16 24117 2966.5
Total transfers239 770266 09211.0
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL29 995-8 458

Source: Statistics Norway

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Table 1 
Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Million.

Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Million.1
3rd quarter 20184th quarter 20181st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 2019
1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution.
A. TOTAL REVENUE324 043349 381359 889378 600314 098
Sales revenue6 2408 5634 3394 7256 805
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum28 98132 22931 94526 33619 317
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum5 9276 4896 1565 5785 102
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises3911 835350545368
Other revenue from fixed capital formation48436740197126
Total transfers282 020299 898317 059341 219282 380
Tax revenue159 366221 601184 590246 208157 806
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme44 47928 48243 84929 98245 958
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme61 71232 06061 82233 29465 349
Interest and dividends15 21816 0587 93129 51911 457
Transfers from other state accounts0310220
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities352382355364366
Transfers from the central bank0014 79800
Other transfers8931 2843 7141 8301 444
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE294 048339 928356 948350 181322 556
Operating costs38 03755 20039 29945 41739 168
Wages and salaries19 39721 68922 17425 04120 763
Goods and services11 90619 68212 60513 63412 041
Other operating expenses7 20312 8295 0207 3636 863
Operating deficit central government enterprises-4691 000-500-621-499
Total fixed capital formation16 24121 60214 90817 29817 296
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum6 0305 7235 8046 2986 707
Construction etc. other central government enterprises9621 4881 0931 3771 093
Other fixed capital formation9 24914 3918 0119 6239 496
Total transfers239 770263 126302 741287 466266 092
Transfers to other state accounts16 5195 68627 19613 20318 388
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities54 38653 34666 47868 06756 105
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme114 022120 436112 502121 183118 778
Interest expenditure-2842 4302 6764 834127
Other transfers55 12781 22893 88980 17972 694
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL29 9959 4532 94128 419-8 458
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL12 45020 9087 80013 692-5 200
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS17 545-11 455-4 85914 727-3 258
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-2 933-15 46212 170-2 652-3 686
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS6 34010 07411 16152 9400
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS-14 1386 06728 19035 561-428

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 2 
Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Million.

Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Million.
AccountBudget
20162017201820192020
A. TOTAL REVENUE1 162 4831 225 8881 350 5921 430 3971 446 428
Sales revenue25 28619 27823 71423 83325 824
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum67 18886 620114 510107 90087 200
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum23 27724 64823 63622 10022 900
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises2 5112 8202 9702 8732 785
Other revenue from fixed capital formation6329281 063516667
Total transfers1 043 5891 091 5941 184 6991 273 1751 307 052
Tax revenue659 444701 234776 326852 087865 580
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme133 599137 747144 130150 700156 500
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme171 325175 773183 272191 800202 600
Interest and dividends41 23341 37557 49657 33259 174
Transfers from other state accounts941907125102
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities1 3431 3731 4521 4381 486
Other transfers9 96216 1767 6197 7937 710
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE1 246 0921 280 8661 318 1451 377 0681 442 561
Operating costs182 574166 838172 236176 417186 986
Wages and salaries81 95482 77385 02187 89094 101
Goods and services52 84452 28254 95359 50161 728
Other operating expenses48 11031 95932 69029 39031 834
Operating deficit central government enterprises-334-176-428-364-677
Total fixed capital formation78 46169 87868 59076 21775 539
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum27 81526 56422 55527 00028 000
Construction etc. other central government enterprises3 5223 2284 4744 5653 173
Other fixed capital formation47 12440 08641 56144 65244 366
Total transfers985 0571 044 1501 077 3191 124 4341 180 036
Transfers to other state accounts54 44757 97160 62463 24764 829
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities216 899232 778237 589242 254251 027
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme437 087449 831460 219477 846497 650
Interest expenditure10 8258 83310 63610 48910 016
Other transfers265 799294 737308 251330 598356 514
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-83 609-54 97832 44753 3293 867
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-87 737-63 54725 44553 3283 867
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS4 1288 5697 00210
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS37 589-7 503-100 01962810 113
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS14 77850 95943 89976 5150
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS48 23934 887-63 12277 14210 113

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 3 
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million

Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million
3rd quarter 20184th quarter 20181st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 2019
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum26 34038 46721 76540 88322 639
Environmental taxes and area fees1183 985-882 668181
Net cash flow from SDFI29 65333 76132 98426 30618 406
Equinor dividend4 3204 3914 4345 0885 222
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities60 43180 60459 09574 94546 449

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 4 
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million

Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million
2015201620172018
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum103 67241 09365 049110 313
Environmental taxes and area fees6 4856 5136 1286 973
Net cash flow from SDFI92 71766 45588 272118 687
Equinor dividend15 38210 7178 39814 984
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities218 256124 779167 847250 959

Source: Statistics Norway

About the statistics

The central government’s fiscal account shows its total revenue and expenditure. The revenues include tax revenues, contributions to the National Insurance Scheme and petroleum-related revenues. The expenditure consists mainly of transfers, fixed capital formation and operating costs.

Definitions

Definitions of the main concepts and variables

Total revenue: Total gross revenue before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Total expenditure: Total gross expenditure before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global: Total revenue minus total expenditure.

Surplus before financial transactions: Surplus after net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Gross financing including debt instalments: Deficit before financial transactions plus lending minus repayments and debt instalments.

Financing: How the deficit (or surplus) before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global is financed, distributed by main groups of financial instruments.

Type: Revenue and expenditure are classified in main groups by type, mainly based on whether the transaction is related to operation or investments, whether services are offered in return or not, and what kind of economic function the individual transaction has. Originally the distribution by type was based on the National Accounts' distinctions, but over time this has changed somewhat.

Programme category: Expenditure is classified by main purpose of the individual expenditure item.

Financial instrument: Rough classification of financing by financial instrument, with a distinction between deposits, loans, short-term securities, medium and long-term securities, and equity (shares, capital deposits etc.).

Standard classifications

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Name and topic

Name: Central government revenue and expenditure
Topic: Public sector

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Division for Public Finance

Regional level

National level only.

Frequency and timeliness

Figures are published 35-45 days after the end of each quarter. Annual figures are published with the figures for the fourth quarter.

Monthly figures for revenue and expeniture are only published in StatBank. They are updated on the last workday of the following month and this update is not included in the overview of planned releases and events.

International reporting

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Microdata

The micro data are stored in the SAS database.

Background

Background and purpose

The purpose is to give the public access to quarterly figures for the central government's fiscal account, including the National Insurance Scheme. Quarterly figures are available from the first quarter 1985.

Users and applications

The statistics are processed for use in the National Accounts. Other important users are the Ministry of Finance, the IMF and mass media.

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No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

Coherence with other statistics

The statistics are not based on international standards. The figures for the central government's fiscal accounts are in principle final at the time of publishing. Annual figures from the statistics are included in processed form in the statistics General government revenue and expenditure and the annual and quarterly statistics are included in the National Accounts.

Legal authority

The Statistics Act, § 2-2

EEA reference

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Production

Population

The population comprises all administrative bodies that report to the central government's fiscal account. Non-corporate state enterprises and state lending institutions are partially included (most of them on a net basis), but not public corporations.

Data sources and sampling

The central government's fiscal account is an administrative register collected from the Ministry of Finance.

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Collection of data, editing and estimations

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This mostly consists of checking that the accounts balance (i.e. that expenditures equal the sum of revenues and net financial transactions).

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Seasonal adjustment

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Confidentiality

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Comparability over time and space

One tries to avoid great breaks in the series by presenting only main groups of revenues and expenditures in the tables. Breaks may still occur, since the central government fiscal account's chart of accounts constantly is being adjusted by resolutions in the National Assembly.

Accuracy and reliability

Sources of error and uncertainty

Errors may occur while aggregating main item, programme area and financial instrument.

Not relevant.

Variance: Not relevant

Bias: Not relevant

Non-response: Not relevant

Register errors: Probably few.

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