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-58 321

million NOK deficit before net transfers from the Government Pension Fund Global in 2020Q3

Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.Published 12 November 2020
3rd quarter 20193rd quarter 2020Change in per cent
A. TOTAL REVENUE314 098302 533-3.7
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum19 31710 542-45.4
Tax revenue157 806152 359-3.5
Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme111 307106 948-3.9
Interest and dividends11 45712 67810.7
Other revenue14 21120 00640.8
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE322 556360 85411.9
Operating costs39 16841 1255.0
Total fixed capital formation17 29617 7652.7
Total transfers266 092301 96413.5
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-8 458-58 321

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 20194th quarter 20191st quarter 20202nd quarter 20203rd quarter 2020
1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution.
A. TOTAL REVENUE314 098354 820361 447297 964302 533
Sales revenue6 8059 7336 2216 07112 433
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum19 31719 77726 1188 31110 542
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum5 1025 8385 7394 9735 752
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises3681 834460407419
Other revenue from fixed capital formation12623612194103
Total transfers282 380317 402322 788278 108273 284
Tax revenue157 806239 905179 643218 227152 359
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme45 95828 71944 46929 32448 782
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme65 34933 78865 40512 11158 166
Interest and dividends11 45713 3929 32016 48412 678
Transfers from other state accounts043-400
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities366386355369327
Transfers from the central bank0019 70600
Other transfers1 4441 1693 8941 593972
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE322 556348 430383 877412 222360 854
Operating costs39 16854 60841 29745 86841 125
Wages and salaries20 76322 80422 77325 26321 307
Goods and services12 04120 43013 45213 48712 680
Other operating expenses6 86310 0895 5238 0347 716
Operating deficit central government enterprises-4991 285-451-916-578
Total fixed capital formation17 29624 49715 35619 90417 765
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum6 7077 5227 2227 0056 383
Construction etc. other central government enterprises1 0931 0738541 067845
Other fixed capital formation9 49615 9027 28011 83210 537
Total transfers266 092269 325327 224346 450301 964
Transfers to other state accounts18 3885 03827 79631 60222 321
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities56 10552 68865 45977 32764 516
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme118 778124 990119 245140 500131 727
Interest expenditure1272 1593 0644 1261 072
Other transfers72 69484 450111 66092 89582 328
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-8 4586 390-22 430-114 258-58 321
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-5 20012 058-62 470-107 458-105 000
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS-3 258-5 66840 040-6 80046 679
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-3 6862 20361 6763 570-17 771
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS00005 915
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS-4287 87121 63610 370-58 535

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
20172018201920202021
A. TOTAL REVENUE1 225 8881 350 5921 407 4071 446 4781 242 129
Sales revenue19 27823 71425 60325 87419 802
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum86 620114 51097 37687 20071 700
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum24 64823 63622 67422 90024 900
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises2 8202 9703 0972 7851 666
Other revenue from fixed capital formation9281 0636006672 029
Total transfers1 091 5941 184 6991 258 0571 307 0521 122 032
Tax revenue701 234776 326828 508865 580698 673
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme137 747144 130148 508156 500155 130
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme175 773183 272194 253202 600203 000
Interest and dividends41 37557 49662 29859 17436 874
Transfers from other state accounts190716510225
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities1 3731 4521 4701 4861 532
Other transfers16 1767 6198 1577 7108 198
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE1 280 8661 318 1451 378 1161 442 6101 514 823
Operating costs166 838172 236178 493185 897202 671
Wages and salaries82 77385 02190 78393 379100 170
Goods and services52 28254 95358 71061 34964 714
Other operating expenses31 95932 69029 33531 84639 130
Operating deficit central government enterprises-176-428-335-677-1 343
Total fixed capital formation69 87868 59073 99975 44371 068
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum26 56422 55526 33128 00023 800
Construction etc. other central government enterprises3 2284 4744 6363 1734 090
Other fixed capital formation40 08641 56143 03244 27043 178
Total transfers1 044 1501 077 3191 125 6241 181 2701 241 084
Transfers to other state accounts57 97160 62463 82464 80268 004
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities232 778237 589243 338252 251253 539
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme449 831460 219477 454497 650522 982
Interest expenditure8 83310 6369 79610 01610 161
Other transfers294 737308 251331 212356 551386 398
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-54 97832 44729 2913 868-272 694
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-63 54725 44528 3503 867-272 693
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS8 5697 0029411-1
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-7 503-100 0198 03610 1139 793
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS50 95943 89964 101088 000
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS34 887-63 12271 19610 11297 794

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 20194th quarter 20191st quarter 20202nd quarter 20203rd quarter 2020
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum22 63948 21416 28632 304-9 494
Environmental taxes and area fees1814 116-652 65892
Net cash flow from SDFI18 40618 78325 2526 90110 539
Equinor dividend5 2225 3135 4116 0891 747
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities46 44976 42646 88447 9522 884

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
2016201720182019
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum41 09365 049110 313133 501
Environmental taxes and area fees6 5136 1286 9736 878
Net cash flow from SDFI66 45588 272118 68796 479
Equinor dividend10 7178 39814 98420 057
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities124 779167 847250 959256 915

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

Not relevant.

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.

Equal treatment of users

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

Not relevant.

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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