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      Government of Iceland 05.05.2026 13:20
      NOTE: This article is more than 5 years old.
      04 July 2008
      /
      Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

      Treasury finances January-May 2008

      Figures for Treasury finances in the first five months of 2008 are now available.

      Cash Flow Statement in January–May 2004–2008

      Millions of krónur

       

      2004

      2005

      2006

      2007

      2008

      Revenue

      109 190

      136 556

      155 065

      187 116

      194 465

      Expenditure

      113 248

      126 546

      126 171

      145 154

      159 083

      Current balance

      -4 057

      10 009

      28 894

      41 961

      35 382

      Receipts from sale of fixed assets

      -

      -

      -

      -

      - 39

      Other cash payments / receipts

      1 110

      1 557

      - 613

      -7 818

      -5 455

      Cash flows from operations

      -2 947

      11 566

      28 281

      34 143

      29 889

      Financial transactions

      3 428

      6 537

      -2 428

      -74 502

      -2 351

      Net financial balance

       481

      18 102

      25 853

      -40 359

      27 538

      Debt redemption

      -28 389

      -29 994

      -38 104

      -32 143

      -16 341

         Domestic

      -3 389

      -13 770

      -15 231

      -21 034

      - 676

         Foreign

      -25 000

      -16 224

      -22 873

      -11 109

      -15 665

      Pension fund prepayments

      -3 125

      -1 550

      -1 650

      -1 650

      -1 650

      Gross borrowing requirement

      -31 033

      -13 442

      -13 901

      -74 152

      9 547

      New borrowing

      40 861

      9 273

      11 010

      46 452

      9 233

         Domestic

      17 318

      4 005

      2 910

      42 061

      9 233

         Foreign

      23 544

      5 268

      8 100

      4 391

      -

      Overall cash balance

      9 828

      -4 168

      -2 890

      -27 700

      18 780



       


       

      Treasury revenue in January–May 2006–2008


       

      Millions of krónur

       

      Change from previous year in per cent

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

      Total taxes and social security contributions

      145 768

      167 154

      178 769

       

      20.2

      14.7

      6.9

      Taxes on income and profit

      55 847

      66 795

      74 396

       

      32.4

      19.6

      11.4

      Personal income tax

      31 711

      36 716

      38 520

       

      11.3

      15.8

      4.9

      Corporate income tax

      10 214

      9 313

      10 059

       

      157.7

      -8.8

      8.0

      Other taxes on income and profit

      13 922

      20 766

      25 816

       

      43.1

      49.2

      24.3

      Taxes on property

      4 740

      4 556

      3 599

       

      -24.5

      -3.9

      -21.0

      Taxes on goods and services

      68 517

      76 808

      79 804

       

      17.3

      12.1

      3.9

      Value added tax

      46 799

      55 140

      56 911

       

      17.9

      17.8

      3.2

      Excise tax on motor vehicles

      5 009

      3 629

      4 658

       

      24.7

      -27.6

      28.3

      Excise tax on petrol

      3 471

      3 665

      3 547

       

      -1.2

      5.6

      -3.2

      Excise on oil

      2 489

      2 814

      2 971

       

      -1.8

      13.1

      5.6

      Tobacco and liquor taxes

      4 242

      4 525

      4 581

       

      3.3

      6.7

      1.2

      Other taxes on goods and services

      6 506

      7 034

      7 136

       

      42.1

      8.1

      1.5

      Taxes on international trade and transactions

      1 567

      2 210

      2 852

       

      27.1

      41.0

      29.0

      Other taxes

       315

       424

       951

       

      15.0

      34.8

      124.4

      Social security contributions

      14 782

      16 362

      17 168

       

      15.3

      10.7

      4.9

      Grants

       268

       450

       207

       

      28.3

      68.0

      -54.0

      Other revenue

      8 742

      12 730

      13 304

       

      -41.9

      45.6

      4.5

      Sale of assets

       287

      6 782

      2 185

       

      -

      -

      -

      Total revenue

      155065

      187116

      194465

       

      13.6

      20.7

      3.9

       


       

      Treasury expenditure in January–May 2006–2008

       

      Millions of krónur

       

      Change from previous year in per cent

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

       

      2007

      2008

      General public services

      18 016

      20 693

      23 147

       

      14.8

      11.9

      of which: interest

      6 393

      7 263

      7 630

       

      13.6

      5.1

      Defence

      226

      265

      620

       

      17.3

      133.9

      Law enforcement, justice, security

      5 459

      6 738

      7 898

       

      23.4

      17.2

      Economic affairs

      15 283

      18 833

      20 106

       

      23.2

      6.7

      Environmental protection

      1 129

      1 445

      1 359

       

      27.9

      -5.9

      Housing, zoning and utilities

      173

      183

      222

       

      5.8

      21.3

      Health

      33 988

      37 675

      40 865

       

      10.8

      8.4

      Culture, sports and religion

      5 818

      6 932

      7 454

       

      19.1

      7.5

      Education

      14 288

      16 393

      17 983

       

      14.7

      9.7

      Social security and welfare

      28 483

      32 985

      36 040

       

      15.8

      9.3

      Irregular expenditure

      3 309

      3 870

      3 389

       

      16.9

      -12.4

      Total expenditure

      126 171

      146 011

      159 083

       

      15.7

      8.9



       

      Note:

      Revised revenue classification of the Treasury in January 2006: The classification of Treasury revenue has been revised according to the IMF Government Finance Statistics Manual of 2001. The earlier classification was based on an earlier version of the Manual. The new classification was first published last autumn in the 2004 Treasury accounts and introduced in the 2006 fiscal budget. It is now applied in the monthly revenue statements of the Treasury.

      The main changes from the previous classification is that social contributions are separated from tax revenue and classified under a new main heading "Taxes and social contributions". Taxes on international trade and transactions, such as customs duties and other import charges, are now shown separately and are no longer under the heading "Taxes on goods and services". Regarding the other revenue, the new classification provides more details than the earlier version. The new classification also calls for a revision of several other items, such as the tax for the Elderly's Construction Fund and several user and licence charges.

       



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