General government revenue and expenditure by quarter

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Financial position of general government improved in the third quarter 16 Dec 2011 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. Next release: 30 Mar 2012
Description:	The statistics describe quarterly data on the revenue and expenditure of general government. The statistics are derived statistics according to the national accounts, that is, statistics according to the national accounts derived from sector-specific basic statistics. The statistics were developed to develop economic monitoring of general government for timely and reliable measuring of the public sector required by the EU's Stability and Growth Pact and the European Central Bank ECB. Read full description >>>

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Statistics Finland

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Latest release:
Financial position of general government improved in the third quarter
16 Dec 2011
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.

Next release:
30 Mar 2012

Description:

The statistics describe quarterly data on the revenue and expenditure of general government. The statistics are derived statistics according to the national accounts, that is, statistics according to the national accounts derived from sector-specific basic statistics. The statistics were developed to develop economic monitoring of general government for timely and reliable measuring of the public sector required by the EU's Stability and Growth Pact and the European Central Bank ECB.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): General government revenue and expenditure by quarter [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-9382. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.2.2012].
Access method: http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/jtume/index_en.html.

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