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      Government of Iceland 05.05.2026 13:01
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      04 September 2008
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      Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

      Treasury finances January-July 2008

      • Treasury finances January-July 2008 (PDF 53K)

      Cash Flow Statement in January–July 2004–2008

      Millions of krónur

       

      2004

      2005

      2006

      2007

      2008

      Revenue

      150 429

      185 085

      215 509

      252 998

      264 163

      Expenditure

      164 139

      180 985

      178 257

      203 826

      237 062

      Current balance

      -15 428

      4 100

      37 252

      49 172

      27 101

      Receipts from sale of fixed assets

      -

      -

      -

      -6 136

      - 53

      Other cash payments / receipts

       577

       496

      - 752

      -5 248

      - 201

      Cash flows from operations

      -16 005

      4 596

      36 500

      37 788

      26 847

      Financial transactions

      1 840

      11 206

      -2 383

      -60 165

      8 603

      Net financial balance

      -14 165

      15 802

      34 116

      -22 377

      35 450

      Debt redemption

      -29 142

      -33 343

      -35 088

      -26 465

      -37 941

         Domestic

      -4 139

      -14 000

      -12 215

      -12 266

      -22 656

         Foreign

      -25 004

      -19 342

      -22 873

      -14 199

      -15 285

      Pension fund prepayments

      -4 375

      -2 250

      -2 310

      -2 310

      -2 310

      Gross borrowing requirement

      -47 683

      -19 790

      -3 282

      -51 152

      -4 801

      New borrowing

      39 386

      13 305

      19 735

      43 292

      103 376

         Domestic

      16 127

      8 956

      12 262

      40 171

      77 775

         Foreign

      23 259

      4 349

      7 473

      3 121

      25 601

      Overall cash balance

      -8 296

      -6 486

      16 453

      -7 860

      98 575



       Treasury revenue in January–July 2006–2008


       

      Millions of krónur

       

      Change from previous year in per cent

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

      Total taxes and social security contributions

      202 398

      228 049

      240 703

       

      21.6

      12.7

      5.5

      Taxes on income and profit

      73 074

      86 649

      95 186

       

      39.7

      18.6

      9.9

      Personal income tax

      44 648

      50 245

      53 764

       

      20.4

      12.5

      7.0

      Corporate income tax

      14 426

      14 604

      15 418

       

      164.3

      1.2

      5.6

      Other taxes on income and profit

      14 001

      21 800

      26 004

       

      43.3

      55.7

      19.3

      Taxes on property

      5 806

      6 403

      5 082

       

      -29.5

      10.3

      -20.6

      Taxes on goods and services

      99 534

      108 058

      111 075

       

      16.3

      8.6

      2.8

      Value added tax

      68 842

      76 422

      79 607

       

      17.7

      11.0

      4.2

      Excise tax on motor vehicles

      6 951

      5 838

      5 940

       

      11.9

      -16.0

      1.7

      Excise tax on petrol

      5 151

      5 318

      5 157

       

      3.3

      3.2

      -3.0

      Excise on oil

      3 458

      3 867

      4 032

       

      26.2

      11.8

      4.3

      Tobacco and liquor taxes

      6 383

      6 672

      6 768

       

      3.4

      4.5

      1.4

      Other taxes on goods and services

      8 750

      9 942

      9 571

       

      25.8

      13.6

      -3.7

      Taxes on international trade and transactions

      2 457

      3 262

      3 878

       

      36.8

      32.8

      18.9

      Other taxes

       430

      1 145

      1 532

       

      8.7

      166.3

      33.9

      Social security contributions

      21 097

      22 531

      23 949

       

      16.0

      6.8

      6.3

      Grants

       173

       562

       207

       

      -31.5

      225.6

      -63.1

      Other revenue

      12 652

      17 539

      21 053

       

      -30.1

      38.6

      20.0

      Sale of assets

       287

      6 848

      2 200

       

      -

      -

      -

      Total revenue

      215 509

      252 998

      264 163

       

      16.4

      17.4

      4.4

       

      Treasury expenditure in January–July 2006–2008

       

      Millions of krónur

       

      Change from previous year in per cent

       

      2006

      2007

      2008

       

      2007

      2008

      General public services

      23 872

      29 527

      35 699

       

      23.7

      20.9

      of which: interest

      7 326

      10 106

      11 696

       

      37.9

      15.7

      Defence

       290

       353

       684

       

      21.9

      93.9

      Law enforcement, justice, security

      7 727

      9 302

      11 545

       

      20.4

      24.1

      Economic affairs

      23 469

      26 037

      34 185

       

      10.9

      31.3

      Environmental protection

      1 922

      2 166

      2 229

       

      12.7

      2.9

      Housing, zoning and utilities

       235

       256

       308

       

      8.7

      20.4

      Health

      48 141

      53 168

      58 817

       

      10.4

      10.6

      Culture, sports and religion

      8 131

      9 408

      10 156

       

      15.7

      8.0

      Education

      20 879

      23 072

      25 593

       

      10.5

      10.9

      Social security and welfare

      38 670

      45 372

      52 881

       

      17.3

      16.5

      Irregular expenditure

      4 920

      5 164

      4 964

       

      5.0

      -3.9

      Total expenditure

      178 257

      203 826

      237 062

       

      14.3

      16.3



       

      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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