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<title>Productivity of local government weakened in education and health care in 2010</title>
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<description>The productivity of municipalities and joint municipal boards weakened in education and health care in 2010. In the previous year productivity improved slightly in both industries. This is indicated by Statistics Finland's Statistics on local government productivity. Productivity fell by one per cent in education and by close on one-and-a-half per cent in health care.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Growth of general government expenditure slowed down in 2010</title>
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<description>Total general government expenditure grew by 3.1 per cent in 2010. In 2009, total expenditure grew by 5.7 per cent and in 2008 by 7.3 per cent. The share of total general government expenditure of gross domestic product (GDP) was 55.5 per cent in 2010, in other words slightly down on 2009 when it was 56.1 per cent.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Financial position of general government improved in the third quarter</title>
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<description>General government revenue grew by EUR 2.2 billion from the respective quarter of the previous year. Correspondingly, expenditure increased by EUR 0.8 billion. The difference between revenue and expenditure, that is, the financial position (net lending) of general government improved by EUR 1.3 billion from the respective quarter of the year before. The change in total revenue amounted to 1.6 per cent from the previous quarter. Total expenditure increased by 1.3 per cent from the previous quarter. In the third quarter of 2011, the financial position (net lending) of general government stood at minus EUR 0.6 billion. General government is comprised of central government, social security funds and local government. The data derive from Statistics Finlands statistics on general government revenue and expenditure by quarter.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government debt grew by EUR 4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2011</title>
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<description>In the third quarter of 2011, consolidated general government debt grew by EUR 4.3 billion and stood at EUR 89.4 billion at the end of September. From the respective quarter of the year before the debt grew by EUR 6.1 billion. Of the consolidated general government debt, EUR 79.2 billion was central government debt and EUR 10.1 billion local government debt.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government net financial assets EUR 102.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2011</title>
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<description>General government net financial assets, that is, the difference between financial assets and liabilities, diminished significantly during the third quarter of 2011. Net financial assets diminished by a total of EUR 14.2 billion to EUR 102.9 billion.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stock of central government guarantees EUR 22.9 billion at the end of September 2011</title>
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<description>The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 22.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2011. At the end of September, the stock of guarantees was good six per cent higher than one year previously and good eight per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the third quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 2.1 billion. The majority of the guarantees were granted to enterprises. Central government guarantees include all guarantees for which the state is ultimately liable.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government debt grew slightly in the second quarter of 2011</title>
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<description>In the second quarter of 2011, general government debt grew by EUR 0.1 billion and stood at EUR 84.8 billion at the end of June. Of the general government debt, EUR 77.1 billion was central government debt and EUR 11.5 billion local government debt. General government debt is consolidated debt, which means that it excludes debt items between sub-sectors. For this reason, general government debt is smaller than the combined debts of its sub-sectors.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government net financial assets turned to decline in the second quarter of 2011</title>
<link>http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2011/02/jyrt_2011_02_2011-09-30_tie_001_en.html</link>
<description>General government net financial assets, that is, the difference between financial assets and liabilities, fell by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 116.3 billion in the second quarter of 2011. The decrease in net financial assets was primarily due to falling share prices.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Revised general government deficit and debt figures for 2010 released</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands revised preliminary data, the general governments deficit amounted to EUR 4.6 billion, or 2.5 per cent relative to GDP in 2010. One year before the deficit was EUR 4.3 billion. Within the general government, the central government sectors deficit grew by EUR 1.6 billion to EUR 9.4 billion in 2010. In turn, the local government sector's deficit decreased from EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 0.5 billion. Social security funds, primarily employment pension schemes, accumulated a surplus of EUR 5.4 billion.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The financial position of general government improved</title>
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<description>General government revenue grew by EUR 2.0 billion from the respective quarter of the previous year. Respectively, expenditure increased by EUR 0.6 billion. The difference between revenue and expenditure, that is, the financial position (net lending) of general government improved by EUR 1.4 billion from the respective quarter of the year before. The change in total revenue amounted to 0.6 per cent from the previous quarter. Total expenditure did not grow from the previous quarter. In the second quarter of 2011, the financial position (net lending) of general government stood at plus EUR 2.5 billion. General government is comprised of central government, social security funds and local government. The data derive from Statistics Finlands statistics on general government revenue and expenditure by quarter.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stock of central government guarantees EUR 21.2 billion at the end of June 2011</title>
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<description>The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 21.2 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2011. At the end of June, the stock of guarantees was nearly three per cent lower than one year previously and good three per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the second quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 1.5 billion. The majority of the guarantees were granted to enterprises. Central government guarantees include all guarantees for which the state is ultimately liable.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tax ratio 42.1 per cent in 2010</title>
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<description>The tax rate, or the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product, was 42.1 per cent in 2010. One year earlier, it was 42.6 per cent. The tax ratio fell because tax accruals grew slower than GDP in nominal terms. The tax rate has last been this low in 1987. In 2010, the accruals of taxes and compulsory social security contributions totalled EUR 76.0 billion, which is around three per cent more than in the year before. These data are based on revised preliminary national accounts data concerning 2010. The data did not essentially change from those released at the beginning of March.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government debt fell in the first quarter of 2011</title>
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<description>In the first quarter of 2011, general government debt went down by EUR 2.3 billion and at the end of March stood at EUR 84.6 billion, of which central government debt accounted for EUR 77.1 billion and local government debt for EUR 11.2 billion. General government debt is consolidated debt, which means that it excludes debt items between sub-sectors. For this reason general government debt is smaller than the combined debts of its sub-sectors.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government net financial assets went up slightly in the first quarter of 2011</title>
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<description>General government net financial assets, that is, the difference between financial assets and liabilities, grew by EUR 1.5 billion to EUR 117.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011. Social security funds accounted for EUR 1.4 billion of the growth in net financial assets.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The financial position of general government improved</title>
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<description>General government revenue grew by EUR 1.5 billion from the respective quarter of the previous year. Respectively, expenditure increased by EUR 0.9 billion. The difference between revenue and expenditure, that is, the financial position (net lending) of general government improved by EUR 0.7 billion from the respective quarter of the year before and stood at minus EUR 0.4 billion. The change in total revenue amounted to 1.5 per cent from the previous quarter. The change in total expenditure was 0.9 per cent from the previous quarter. General government is comprised of central government, social security funds and local government. The data derive from Statistics Finlands statistics on general government revenue and expenditure by quarter.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Central government productivity improved in 2010</title>
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<description>The productivity of central government agencies and institutions improved from the previous year in 2010. The productivity of labour rose by 3.4 per cent and total productivity by 2.2 per cent from 2009. The added up volume of output of central government agencies and institutions fell by just short of one per cent. Labour input fell by 4 per cent and total input by 2.9 per cent. These data derive from the statistics on central government productivity compiled by Statistics Finland.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stock of central government guarantees EUR 20.5 billion at the end of March 2011</title>
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<description>The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 20.5 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2011. At the end of March, the stock of guarantees was nearly three per cent higher than one year previously and two per cent lower than at the end of the previous quarter. During the first quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 0.9 billion. The majority of the guarantees were granted to enterprises. Central government guarantees include all guarantees for which the state is ultimately liable.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government debt continued to grow in the last quarter of 2010</title>
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<description>In the last quarter of 2010, consolidated general government EMU debt grew by EUR 3.6 billion to EUR 87.2 billion. Of the consolidated general government EMU debt EUR 76.7 billion was central government debt and EUR 10.5 billion local government debt. Over the year, the debt grew by EUR 12.2 billion.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>General government net financial assets increased in the last quarter of 2010</title>
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<description>At the end of the last quarter of 2010, general government net financial assets, that is, the difference between financial assets and liabilities amounted to EUR 115.1 billion, which is EUR 2.2 billion more than at the end of the third quarter.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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