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      Government of Iceland 05.05.2026 13:06
      NOTE: This article is more than 5 years old.
      02 April 2009
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      Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

      Treasury finances January-February 2009

      • Treasury finances January-February 2009 (PDF 53K)
      • Cash Flow Statement in January–February 2005–2009

          Millions of krónur
        2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
        Revenue
        60 718

        72 244

        87 597

        96 555

        90 587
        Expenditure
        47 897

        47 897

        56 895

        60 274

        80 450
        Current
        balance

        12 821

        22 277

        30 702

        36 281

        10 136
        Receipts from
        sale of fixed assets.

        -

        -

        -

        -

        -
        Other cash
        payments / receipts

        1 117

        1 084

        - 570

        -1 302

        1 917
        Cash flows
        from opera-
        tions

        13 938

        23 361

        30 133

        34 979

        12 053
        Financial
        transactions

        4 011

        -2 469

        -31 733

        -2 312

        -2 279
        Net financial
        balance

        17 948

        20 892

        -1 601

        32 668

        9 774
        Debt re-
        demption

        -11 215

        -8 064

        -20 583

        - 808

        -1 327
        Domestic
        -2 216

        -8 058

        -20 583

        - 704

        -1 327
        Foreign
        -9 000

        - 6

        -

        - 104

        -
        Pension fund prepayments
        - 500

        - 660

        - 660

        - 660

        -
        Gross borrow-
        ing requirement

        6 233

        12 168

        -22 844

        31 201

        8 447
        New borrowing
        1 016

        1 532

        38 519

        2 327

        32 389
        Domestic
        -3 931

        1 532

        38 519

        2 327

        32 684
        Foreign
        4 947

        -

        -

        -

        - 295
        Overall cash
        balance

        7 249

        13 700

        15 676

        33 529

        40 836

        Treasury revenue in January– February 2007–2009



        Millions of krónur

        Change from previous year (%)

        2007

        2008

        2009

        2007

        2008

        2009
        Total taxes and social security contributions
        82 517

        91 056

        84 983

        20.4

        10.3

        -6.7
        Taxes on income and profit
        39 781

        45 216

        46 205

        19.7

        13.7

        2.2
        Personal income tax
        15 537

        15 741

        15 498

        15.9

        1.3

        -1.5
        Corporate income tax
        3 280

        2 954

        2 160

        -45.0

        -9.9

        -26.9
        Other taxes on income and profit
        20 964

        26 521

        28 547

        51.3

        26.5

        7.6
        Taxes on property
        1 703

        1 655

        833

        -15.5

        -2.9

        -49.6
        Taxes on goods and services
        33 511

        35 809

        30 144

        24.2

        6.9

        -15.8
        Value added tax
        24 718

        25 084

        22 260

        36.3

        1.5

        -11.3
        Excise tax
        on motor vehicles

        1 063

        2 472

        201

        -34.3

        132.5

        -91.9
        Excise tax
        on petrol

        1 331

        1 391

        1 489

        -7.7

        4.5

        7.0
        Excise on oil
        1 320

        1 403

        1 162

        14.4

        6.3

        -17.1
        Tobacco and liquor taxes
        1 764

        1 776

        1 853

        6.5

        0.7

        4.4
        Other taxes on goods and services
        3 316

        3 684

        3 179

        11.6

        11.1

        -13.7
        Taxes on international trade and transactions
        779

        1 158

        1 072

        115.4

        48.7

        -7.4
        Other taxes
        170

        322

        409

        52.0

        89.3

        26.8
        Social security contributions
        6 572

        6 896

        6 319

        12.2

        4.9

        -8.4
        Grants
        95

        17

        20

        -14.7

        -81.9

        14.1
        Other revenue
        4 671

        5 364

        5 583

        30.8

        14.9

        4.1
        Sale of assets
        314

        117

        1

        -

        -

        1.0
        Total revenue
        87 597

        96 555

        90 587

        21.3

        10.2

        -6.2

        Treasury expenditure in January– February 2007–2009


        Millions of krónur

        Change from previous year, %

        2007

        2008

        2009

        2008

        2009
        General public services
        6 184

        6 833

        14 894

        10.5

        118.0
        of which: interest
        912

        788

        7 012

        -13.6

        789.8
        Defence
        105

        244

        205

        132.6

        -16.1
        Law enforcement, justice, security
        2 520

        2 664

        2 768

        5.7

        3.9
        Economic affairs
        7 288

        6 840

        9 151

        -6.1

        33.8
        Environmental protection
        591

        596

        418

        0.8

        -29.9
        Housing, zoning and utilities
        80

        88

        26

        10.6

        -70.2
        Health
        14 261

        15 637

        17 853

        9.7

        14.2
        Culture, sports and religion
        3 114

        3 355

        3 304

        7.7

        -1.5
        Education
        7 823

        9 049

        10 185

        15.7

        12.6
        Social security and welfare
        13 404

        13 728

        20 061

        2.4

        46.1
        Irregular expenditure
        1 143

        1 240

        1 585

        8.5

        27.8
        Total expenditure
        56 514

        60 274

        80 450

        6.7

        33.5

        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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