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million NOK deficit before net transfers from the Government Pension Fund Global in 2020Q1

Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.Published 22 May 2020
1st quarter 20191st quarter 2020Change in per cent
A. TOTAL REVENUE359 889361 4470.4
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum31 94526 118-18.2
Tax revenue184 590179 643-2.7
Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme105 671109 8744.0
Interest and dividends7 9319 32017.5
Other revenue29 75236 49222.7
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE356 948383 8777.5
Operating costs39 29941 2975.1
Total fixed capital formation14 90815 3563.0
Total transfers302 741327 2248.1
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL2 941-22 430

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
1st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 20194th quarter 20191st quarter 2020
1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution.
A. TOTAL REVENUE359 889378 600314 098354 820361 447
Sales revenue4 3394 7256 8059 7336 221
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum31 94526 33619 31719 77726 118
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum6 1565 5785 1025 8385 739
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises3505453681 834460
Other revenue from fixed capital formation40197126236121
Total transfers317 059341 219282 380317 402322 788
Tax revenue184 590246 208157 806239 905179 643
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme43 84929 98245 95828 71944 469
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme61 82233 29465 34933 78865 405
Interest and dividends7 93129 51911 45713 3929 320
Transfers from other state accounts022043-4
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities355364366386355
Transfers from the central bank14 79800019 706
Other transfers3 7141 8301 4441 1693 894
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE356 948350 181322 556348 430383 877
Operating costs39 29945 41739 16854 60841 297
Wages and salaries22 17425 04120 76322 80422 773
Goods and services12 60513 63412 04120 43013 452
Other operating expenses5 0207 3636 86310 0895 523
Operating deficit central government enterprises-500-621-4991 285-451
Total fixed capital formation14 90817 29817 29624 49715 356
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum5 8046 2986 7077 5227 222
Construction etc. other central government enterprises1 0931 3771 0931 073854
Other fixed capital formation8 0119 6239 49615 9027 280
Total transfers302 741287 466266 092269 325327 224
Transfers to other state accounts27 19613 20318 3885 03827 796
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities66 47868 06756 10552 68865 459
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme112 502121 183118 778124 990119 245
Interest expenditure2 6764 8341272 1593 064
Other transfers93 88980 17972 69484 450111 660
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL2 94128 419-8 4586 390-22 430
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL7 80013 692-5 20012 058-62 470
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS-4 85914 727-3 258-5 66840 040
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS12 170-2 652-3 6862 20361 676
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS11 16152 940000
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS28 19035 561-4287 87121 636

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
20172018201920192020
A. TOTAL REVENUE1 225 8881 350 5921 407 4071 432 2271 446 478
Sales revenue19 27823 71425 60324 26525 874
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum86 620114 51097 376107 90087 200
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum24 64823 63622 67422 10022 900
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises2 8202 9703 0972 8732 785
Other revenue from fixed capital formation9281 063600516667
Total transfers1 091 5941 184 6991 258 0571 274 5731 307 052
Tax revenue701 234776 326828 508852 880865 580
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme137 747144 130148 508150 714156 500
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme175 773183 272194 253191 806202 600
Interest and dividends41 37557 49662 29857 90759 174
Transfers from other state accounts190716535102
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities1 3731 4521 4701 4381 486
Other transfers16 1767 6198 1577 7937 710
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE1 280 8661 318 1451 378 1161 378 9001 442 610
Operating costs166 838172 236178 493176 311185 897
Wages and salaries82 77385 02190 78388 71693 379
Goods and services52 28254 95358 71058 70561 349
Other operating expenses31 95932 69029 33529 25431 846
Operating deficit central government enterprises-176-428-335-364-677
Total fixed capital formation69 87868 59073 99975 98175 443
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum26 56422 55526 33127 00028 000
Construction etc. other central government enterprises3 2284 4744 6364 5653 173
Other fixed capital formation40 08641 56143 03244 41644 270
Total transfers1 044 1501 077 3191 125 6241 126 6081 181 270
Transfers to other state accounts57 97160 62463 82463 40564 802
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities232 778237 589243 338243 186252 251
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme449 831460 219477 454478 166497 650
Interest expenditure8 83310 6369 79610 48910 016
Other transfers294 737308 251331 212331 362356 551
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-54 97832 44729 29153 3273 868
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-63 54725 44528 35053 3283 867
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS8 5697 002941-11
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-7 503-100 0198 03663910 113
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS50 95943 89964 10176 5150
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS34 887-63 12271 19677 15510 112

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
1st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 20194th quarter 20191st quarter 2020
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum21 76540 88322 63948 21416 286
Environmental taxes and area fees-882 6681814 116-65
Net cash flow from SDFI32 98426 30618 40618 78325 252
Equinor dividend4 4345 0885 2225 3135 411
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities59 09574 94546 44976 42646 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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Administrative information

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

Not relevant.

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

Not relevant.

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

Not relevant

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.

Revision

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