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Government Finance Statistics - Annual

2014 to 2019 (April 2020 Results)

 General Government and GDP
       GG Balance     GG Gross Debt     GG Net Debt    GDP
End of year€bn% GDP€bn% GDP€bn% GDP€bn
2014-7.1-3.6203.4104.4167.786.1194.8
2015-5.2-2.0201.676.7173.165.9262.8
2016-1.9-0.7200.673.8177.065.1271.7
2017-1.0-0.3201.367.7176.059.2297.1
20180.40.1205.963.5177.754.8324.0
20191.30.4204.058.8176.450.8347.2

Government surplus of 0.4% of GDP in 2019

Figure 1 General Government Deficit, Gross Debt and Net Debt
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For 2019 the government surplus was €1.3 billion (0.4% of GDP), an improvement on the 2018 surplus of €0.4 billion (0.1% of GDP). See release Infographic.

2019 saw increases in both government revenues (+6.2%) and expenditures (+5.1%) (Table 1).  At the end of 2019 government revenues were €87.5 billion.  The upward trend in tax and social contribution revenue continued with increases of €3.9 billion (+6.4%) in Taxes and €1.0 billion (+7.7%) in Social contributions (Tables 1 and 3).

The main drivers behind the increase in government expenditure in 2019 to €86.1 billion were Compensation of employees/pay (+7.6%), Social benefits (+2.5%) and Gross fixed capital formation (+27.5%). Debt service costs, or Interest, continued to decrease in 2019 (-16.2%) (Tables 1 and 4).

Around €501m in net terms was spent on interventions to support financial institutions during 2019, with associated interest costs partly offset by dividends and income. Investment income fell over the period 2014-2019 as the state reduced its holdings in these institutions (Table 1).

Government debt falls to 58.8% of GDP in 2019

The general government gross debt (GG debt) stood at €204.0 billion at the end of 2019 (58.8% of GDP), down from the 2018 figure of €205.9 billion (63.5% of GDP). This is the first time since Q3 2009 that the GG Debt to GDP ratio has fallen below the threshold level of 60% set in the Stability and Growth Pact. The increase in GDP in 2019 was the primary driver in the decrease of the debt to GDP ratio as the nominal debt level decreased by €1.8 billion in the period (Table 2).

On the assets side of the state’s balance sheet, financial assets decreased by €2.3 billion during 2019. This decline was principally caused by a €3.2 billion fall in equity and investment fund shares (AF.5) that was offset by a lesser rise of €1.7 billion in currency and deposits (AF.2).

On the liability side of the balance sheet, total liabilities at market value decreased by €2.9 billion, largely composed of debt repayment (AF.3 and AF.4) in the year to end-2019 (Table 6). 

At the end of 2019 general government net debt decreased by €1.3 billion to €176.4 billion (50.8% of GDP).  GG debt decreased by €1.8 billion, composed of falls in loans (€1.7 billion) and debt securities (€0.7 billion) offset by a small rise in currency and deposits (€0.6 billion)(Tables 2 and 7).

 

Government accounts are compiled in the EU according to the European System of National Accounts 2010 (ESA2010) framework.

This release contains annual Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and are aligned with the April 2020 Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification. This release contains the first look at annual 2019 GFS. Any revisions to previous years reflect updated data sources or changes in methodology - see Background notes.

Tables included in the release show a reconciliation of the Exchequer Balance to the General Government Deficit (Table 8).

The main EDP notification tables for Ireland, details of government guarantees, PPPs and concessions and tables showing the impact of government interventions in the financial sector on government accounts will be published on 22 April, the same day as the Eurostat release of EDP statistics.

As annual GFS are benchmarked to the most recent EDP notification, they may not be fully aligned with the National Income and Expenditure and related publications such as the Institutional Sector Accounts.

A full description of the concepts and definitions used in the production of these statistics is provided in the Background notes. Note that GNI* for 2019 is not available until mid-2020, hence no 2019 GNI* comparisons are shown in this release. However, Table 1 shows GNI* for the years 2014-2018. 

Total RevenueTotal Expenditure
201433.937.5
20152729
201627.127.8
201725.826.1
201825.425.3
201925.224.8
Table 1 General Government transactions: revenue, expenditure, financing and deficit
         €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
General Government transactions       
RevenueTR66,08170,91473,53476,63982,32087,453
Taxes and social contributionsD2 + D5 + D91 + D6157,50462,14964,86568,36473,98578,881
TaxesD2 + D5 + D9146,50750,75052,81255,71260,51264,369
Social contributions D6110,99611,40012,05312,65213,47414,512
Sales of goods and servicesP1O4,8295,3525,4355,5355,8925,959
Investment incomeD43,0762,7201,8261,7791,3141,648
Current transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D7266383407517607462
Capital transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D9N4063101,001444522502
           
ExpenditureTE73,13976,10875,41177,60881,94086,114
ExpenseExpense72,08374,84473,84476,28479,69182,263
Compensation of employeesD118,36618,95219,45020,69922,24723,938
Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D298,9379,2439,64210,01710,84012,000
Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c3,2843,4763,6893,9044,1434,143
Interest (excluding FISIM)D417,5896,9396,2645,9415,3174,458
SubsidiesD31,8601,7761,7531,8181,9191,674
Social benefitsD62 + D63228,16028,50728,52529,17729,96230,698
Other current transfersD72,7592,5283,0103,1673,7033,667
Capital transfersD91,1283,4231,5091,5611,5591,686
           
 Net operating balanceNOB-6,002-3,929-3093552,6305,190
           
Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c1,0551,2641,5681,3232,2503,851
           
 General Government Surplus/DeficitB9-7,058-5,193-1,877-9683801,339
equals       
Net acquisition of financial assetsΔFA-18,915-8,869-4,883-2,17217,402-991
Debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F4-19,682-7,116-5,1281,6103,097-582
Equity and Investment Fund SharesF5-90237-385-4,499-1,240-2,361
Other financial assetsF6 + F7 + F8 857-1,99063071715,5451,952
less       
Net incurrence of liabilitiesΔL-11,857-3,676-3,006-1,20417,022-2,330
Debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F4-12,699-3,977-2,668-1,5672,310-2,295
Other liabilitiesF5 + F6 + F7 + F8 842301-33836314,712-35
      
Memo: Net derivative flows on debt interest swap contracts -264-240-275-223-200-137
General Government Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP) -3.6-2.0-0.7-0.30.10.4
General Government Surplus/Deficit (% of GNI*) -4.7-3.2-1.1-0.50.2..
GDP at current market prices 194,818262,833271,684297,131324,038347,215
GNI* 148,738162,656175,631183,955197,460..
Government interventions to support financial institutions       
Revenue (a+b+c+d)2,2952,1741,7151,2971,122920
Guarantee fees receivable (a)P131(part)1555345500
Interest receivable (b)D4(part)712505135497149
Dividends receivable (c) D4(part)761962749558382380
Other (d) P131(part)668653785685669491
Expenditure (e+f+g+h)2,2814,0081,7291,6121,7641,422
Interest payable (e)D4(part)1,5281,2111,047890757638
Capital injections recorded as deficit-increasing (capital transfer)(f)D9(part)02,1110000
Calls on guarantees (g)D9(part)000000
Other (h)various7536866827231,007784
Impact of the above interventions on General Government Surplus/Deficit15-1,834-14-315-643-501
  General Government Surplus/Deficit excluding interventions to support financial institutions -7,072-3,360-1,863-6541,0231,840
.. Data currently not available
Table 2 General Government Net Worth, Gross and Net Debt
      €million
Description ESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
General Government net worth 
Net worth at market value, excluding pension liabilitiesNW-60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532-28,100
equals      
Non-financial assets at market valueNFA93,77099,000105,329112,039119,159123,010
plus      
Financial net worth at market value, excluding pension liabilitiesFNW-154,438-150,704-152,293-149,175-151,691-151,110
equals      
 Financial assets at market valueFA82,80082,85978,70478,89891,91589,600
EDP debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F435,65028,52023,64425,25228,21227,647
Equity and Investment Fund SharesF537,88644,90045,55142,62037,01633,853
Other financial assetsF6 + F7 + F8 9,2649,4399,50911,02626,68728,100
less      
Liabilities at market valueL237,238233,563230,997228,073243,606240,710
EDP debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F4227,827223,170221,023218,222219,190216,836
Other liabilitiesF5 + F6 + F7 + F89,41110,3939,9749,85124,41623,874
      
Memo: Estimated pension liabilities of government109,800114,500114,500114,500114,500114,500
Memo: Net worth, including pension liabilities-170,468-166,204-161,464-151,636-147,032-142,600
Contingent liabilities29,41215,9559,0065,3155,0545,055
Memo: Net worth, including pension liabilities and contingent liabilities -199,880-182,159-170,470-156,951-152,087-147,655
      
General Government: changes in net worth      
Opening net worth-55,548-60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532
Change in net worth due to transactions-6,002-3,929-3093552,6305,190
Net acquisition of non-financial assets P5 + NP - P51c1,0551,2641,5681,3232,2503,851
Net lending/net borrowingB9-7,058-5,193-1,877-9683801,339
Change in net worth due to other economic flowsKx88112,8945,0499,4731,974-758
Other changes in non-financial assets3,7863,9664,7615,3874,8700
Other changes in financial assets8,2378,9287282,366-4,385-1,324
Other changes in liabilities-11,141-1-4401,7201,489566
Closing net worth -60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532-28,100
            
General Government Debt (GGDebt)      
Debt instrument liabilities at market valueF2 + F3 + F4227,827223,170221,023218,222219,190216,836
+ Difference between EDP face value and market value-24,449-21,548-20,405-16,963-13,307-12,792
Gross General Government Debt (EDP face value)GGDebt203,378201,622200,618201,259205,883204,044
less EDP debt instrument assetsF2 + F3 + F4-35,650-28,520-23,643-25,253-28,212-27,646
Net General Government Debt GGNetDebt167,728173,102176,975176,006177,671176,398
             
Closing Net Worth (% of GDP)-31.1-19.7-17.3-12.5-10.0-8.1
Gross General Government Debt (% of GDP)104.476.773.867.763.558.8
Net General Government Debt (% of GDP) 86.165.965.159.254.850.8
Gross General Government Debt (% of GNI*)136.7124.0114.2109.4104.3..
Net General Government Debt (% of GNI*) 112.8106.4100.895.790.0..
.. Data currently not available
Table 3 General Government: detailed classification of revenue and output
          €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total RevenueTR66,08170,91473,53476,63982,32087,453
 Taxes and social contributions57,50462,14964,86568,36473,98578,881
  TaxesD2 + D5 + D9146,50750,75052,81255,71260,51264,369
   Indirect taxes (taxes on production and imports)D221,26022,48623,46924,64725,70627,206
    Taxes on productsD2118,25319,32620,57521,39222,15323,651
    of which Value-Added TaxD21111,52711,83112,60313,06014,17515,037
    Other taxes on production D293,0083,1602,8943,2553,5533,555
   Direct taxesD524,88927,86328,93230,61734,28836,632
    Taxes on income, profits and capital gainsD5123,01626,59927,89329,60133,29235,650
    Other current direct taxesD591,8731,2631,0391,016996982
   Capital taxesD91359401411448518531
  Social contributions D6110,99611,40012,05312,65213,47414,512
   Actual social contributionsD611 + D6139,61010,21810,71311,43812,44913,481
    PRSI receipts D611 + D613(pt)7,9608,5249,2389,83610,64211,672
    Government employees' social contributionsD613(pt)1,6491,6941,4761,6021,8071,809
   Employers' imputed social contributionsD6121,3871,1821,3401,2141,0251,031
 Sales of goods and servicesP1O4,8295,3525,4355,5355,8925,959
  Sales of market establishments (= market output)P111,0391,1171,2211,3261,4481,563
  Imputed sales related to production of own-use capital assets (= output for own final use)P12332121222223
Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP1313,7574,2144,1934,1884,4234,373
Investment incomeD43,0762,7201,8261,7791,3141,648
Interest (excluding FISIM)D411,049682251142181140
Dividends / Other investment incomeD42 + D441,9221,9321,4681,5321,0201,395
Rent of land and subsoil assetsD45105106107105113113
Current transfer revenueD39 + D7266383407517607462
SubsidiesD39000000
Other current transfersD7266383407517607462
Non-life insurance claimsD72781818187
Other Domestic - Current D7N_S1223193201209217225
From Rest of World - CurrentD7N_S236182188290371229
Capital transfer revenueD9N4063101,001444522502
            
Output P130,99232,13833,31935,23937,97140,938
Market output (sales of market establishments)P111,0391,1171,2211,3261,4481,563
Output for own final useP12332121222223
Non-market outputP1329,92031,00032,07733,89236,50239,352
= Non-market compensation of employeesD1_nonmarket18,33318,93119,43020,67722,22623,916
= Total compensation of employeesD118,36618,95219,45020,69922,24723,938
- Compensation of employees of market establishmentsD1_market      
- Compensation related to production of own-use capital assetsD1_own-use-33-21-21-22-22-23
+ Non-market intermediate consumptionP2_nonmarket8,7189,0189,3959,76510,58811,747
= Total intermediate consumptionP28,9379,2439,64210,01710,84012,000
- Intermediate consumption of market establishmentsP2_market-219-225-247-252-252-252
- Intermediate consumption related to production of own-use capital assetsP2_own-use      
+ Non-market consumption of fixed capitalP51c_nonmarket2,8693,0513,2523,4503,6893,689
= Total consumption of fixed capitalP51c3,2843,4763,6893,9044,1434,143
- Consumption of fixed capital by market establishmentsP51c_market-415-425-437-454-454-454
- Consumption of fixed capital related to production of own-use capital assetsP51c_own-use      
+ Other taxes on production, payable D29_pay000000
  - Other subsidies on production, receivableD39_rec000000
Table 4 General Government: detailed classification of expenditure and consumption
       €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total ExpenditureTE73,13976,10875,41177,60881,94086,114
Expense72,08374,84473,84476,28479,69182,263
Compensation of employeesD118,36618,95219,45020,69922,24723,938
Of which: Related to production of own-use capital assets332121222223
Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D298,9379,2439,64210,01710,84012,000
Use of goods and services [Intermediate consumption]P28,9379,2439,64210,01710,84012,000
Of which: Intermediate consumption of market establishments 219225247252252252
Taxes, payableD5000000
Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c3,2843,4763,6893,9044,1434,143
Of which: Depreciation by market establishments 415425437454454454
Interest (excluding FISIM)D417,5896,9396,2645,9415,3174,458
Other domestic interest payableD41_S12,8992,5422,3562,2431,9231,455
Interest payable to rest of worldD41_S24,6904,3973,9083,6983,3953,003
SubsidiesD31,8601,7761,7531,8181,9191,674
Product subsidiesD31957864909930988946
Other subsidies on productionD39903912845888931728
Social benefitsD62 + D63228,16028,50728,52529,17729,96230,698
Social benefits in cashD6223,05823,09522,82923,03223,37323,872
Social benefits in kind (via market producers)D6325,1025,4125,6966,1466,5896,826
Other current transfersD72,7592,5283,0103,1673,7033,667
Net non-life insurance premiumsD71745510510710753
Current international cooperationD74434473451509539503
Miscellaneous current transfersD75768493604820684838
VAT and GNI based EU budget contributionD761,4831,5071,8511,7312,3742,273
VAT-based EU own resourcesD761203215219262245278
GNI-based EU own resourcesD7621,2801,2921,6321,4702,1291,996
Capital transfersD91,1283,4231,5091,5611,5591,686
Investment grantsD929391,3081,5091,5311,3461,686
Other capital transfersD991892,1150302130
Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c1,0551,2641,5681,3232,2503,851
= Gross investment in non-financial assetsP5 + NP4,3394,7405,2575,2276,3927,994
Gross fixed capital formationP514,2794,6805,1975,2726,3328,074
Net acquisition of stocksP52606060606060
Net acquisition of unproduced assetsNP000-1050-140
- Consumption of fixed capitalP51c-3,284-3,476-3,689-3,904-4,143-4,143
Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D63226,16326,78627,88329,70432,07934,978
= OutputP130,99232,13833,31935,23937,97140,938
- Sales of goods and services P11+P12+P131-4,829-5,352-5,435-5,535-5,892-5,959
Market output (sales of market establishments)P11-1,039-1,117-1,221-1,326-1,448-1,563
Output for own final useP12-33-21-21-22-22-23
Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP131-3,757-4,214-4,193-4,188-4,423-4,373
Final consumption expenditureP331,26632,19733,57935,84938,66941,805
= Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D63226,16326,78627,88329,70432,07934,978
+ Social transfers in kind via market producers D6325,1025,4125,6966,1466,5896,826
made up of      
Individual consumption (= social transfers in kind)P31 (= D63)21,04121,73022,67424,30926,22128,347
Social transfers in kind (via market producers)D6325,1025,4125,6966,1466,5896,826
Social transfers in kind (provided directly by government)D63115,93916,31816,97818,16319,63121,521
Collective consumption (= actual final consumption of government)P3210,22410,46710,90511,54112,44813,458
Total social transfersD62 + D6344,09944,82645,50347,34049,59352,219
Social benefits in cashD62 23,05823,09522,82923,03223,37323,872
 Social transfers in kind (= individual consumption)D6321,04121,73022,67424,30926,22128,347
Table 5 General Government financial transactions
      €million
Description 201420152016201720182019
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)B.9-7,058-5,193-1,877-9683801,339
equals        
Net acquisition of financial assets ΔA-18,915-8,869-4,883-2,17217,402-991
EDP debt instruments F2 + F3 + F4-19,682-7,116-5,1281,6103,097-582
 Currency and deposits F2-6,453-329-3,3832,4934,3791,726
Debt securities F3-1,429-5,662-1,417-100-85-153
Short-term F31-1,373-1,184-1,033120-45-108
Long-term F32-56-4,478-384-220-40-45
Loans F4-11,800-1,125-328-783-1,197-2,155
Short-term loans F41-788-530-46-34-227-517
Long-term loans F42-11,012-595-282-749-970-1,638
Equity and Investment Fund Shares F5-90237-385-4,499-1,240-2,361
Other financial assets F6 + F7 + F8 857-1,99063071715,5451,952
Insurance, Pensions and Standardised Guarantees F61-10001
Financial derivatives and Employee Stock Options F7143-1,737-278-426-165-127
Other accounts receivable/payableF8713-2529081,14315,7102,078
less        
Net incurrence of liabilities ΔL-11,857-3,676-3,006-1,20417,022-2,330
EDP debt instruments F2 + F3 + F4-12,699-3,977-2,668-1,5672,310-2,295
Currency and deposits F2-10,474-24760928448565
Debt securities F35,9326,258-3,4594,2721,733-1,325
Short-term F311,327-2,4091,048636-5353
Long-term F324,6058,667-4,5073,6361,738-1,678
Loans F4-8,157-9,988182-6,123529-1,535
Short-term loans F41-139-238-344-200174-365
Long-term loans F42-8,018-9,750526-5,923355-1,170
Other liabilities F5 + F6 + F7 + F8 842301-33836314,712-35
Equity and Investment Fund Shares F5000000
Insurance, Pensions and Standardised Guarantees F6000000
Financial derivatives and Employee Stock Options F7-1-105-60
   Other accounts receivable/payable F8843302-33835814,718-35
Table 6 General Government: detailed breakdown of net worth
             €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
General Government balance sheet       
 Net worth at market value, excluding pension liabilitiesNW-60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532-28,100
 equals       
  Non-financial assets at market valueNFA93,77099,000105,329112,039119,159123,010
 plus       
  Financial net worth at market value, excluding pension liabilitiesFNW-154,438-150,704-152,293-149,175-151,691-151,110
  equals       
   Financial assets at market valueFA82,80082,85978,70478,89891,91589,600
    EDP debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F435,65028,52023,64425,25228,21227,647
     Currency and depositsF218,14718,02214,67517,16421,56923,303
     Debt securitiesF39,6463,2891,8911,7681,5251,431
      Short-termF312,3691,184143428318196
      Long-termF327,2772,1041,7481,3411,2071,234
     LoansF47,8577,2097,0786,3205,1182,913
      Short-term loansF411,516986939907680164
      Long-term loansF426,3416,2246,1385,4134,4382,749
    Equity and Investment Fund SharesF537,88644,90045,55142,62037,01633,853
    Other financial assetsF6 + F7 + F8 9,2649,4399,50911,02626,68728,100
     Insurance, Pensions and Standardised GuaranteesF6100001
     Financial derivatives and Employee Stock OptionsF735281104093875
     Other accounts receivable/payableF88,9118,6289,50910,61726,30028,094
  less       
   Liabilities at market valueL237,238233,563230,997228,073243,606240,710
    EDP debt instrumentsF2 + F3 + F4227,827223,170221,023218,222219,190216,836
     Currency and depositsF220,91820,71321,31521,60021,64822,213
     Debt securitiesF3141,988146,321143,057146,554146,998145,448
      Short-termF313,7631,3862,4012,9322,9963,227
      Long-termF32138,225144,935140,656143,622144,003142,221
     LoansF464,92156,13656,65150,06850,54449,175
      Short-term loansF411,2961,041691514671304
      Long-term loansF4263,62555,09555,96149,55449,87348,870
    Other liabilitiesF5 + F6 + F7 + F89,41110,3939,9749,85124,41623,874
     Equity and Investment Fund SharesF5000000
     Insurance, Pensions and Standardised GuaranteesF6000000
     Financial derivatives and Employee Stock OptionsF74571,1381,039558405178
     Other accounts receivable/payableF88,9549,2558,9359,29324,01123,696
              
Memo: Estimated pension liabilities of government 109,800114,500114,500114,500114,500114,500
Memo: Net worth, including pension liabilities -170,468-166,204-161,464-151,636-147,032-142,600
Contingent liabilities 29,41215,9559,0065,3155,0545,055
Guarantees 25,14511,3043,97328277
Off-balance sheet PPPs and concessions 4,2664,6515,0325,0325,0485,048
Memo: Net worth, including pension liabilities and contingent liabilities -199,880-182,159-170,470-156,951-152,087-147,655
Change in net worth of government       
 Opening net worth -55,548-60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532
              
 Change in net worth due to transactions -6,002-3,929-3093552,6305,190
  Net acquisition of non-financial assets P5 + NP - P51c1,0551,2641,5681,3232,2503,851
  Net lending/net borrowingB9-7,058-5,193-1,877-9683801,339
   = Net acquisition of financial assets -18,915-8,869-4,883-2,17217,402-991
   - Net incurrence of liabilities 11,8573,6763,0061,204-17,0222,330
              
 Change in net worth due to other economic flowsKx88112,8945,0499,4731,974-758
  Other changes in non-financial assets 3,7863,9664,7615,3874,8700
  Other changes in financial net worth -2,9048,9272884,086-2,896-758
   = Other changes in financial assets 8,2378,9287282,366-4,385-1,324
     EDP debt instruments 1,811-14252-2-13717
     Equity and Investment Fund Shares 7,2166,7771,0361,568-4,364-802
     Other financial assets -7902,165-560800116-539
   - Other changes in liabilities -11,141-1-4401,7201,489566
     EDP debt instruments -11,615680-5211,2341,34259
     Other liabilities 474-68181486147507
              
Closing net worth -60,668-51,704-46,964-37,136-32,532-28,100
Table 7 General Government Gross and Net Debt
          €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
General Government Debt       
  Debt instrument liabilities at market value227,827223,170221,023218,222219,190216,836
  + Difference between face value and market value -24,449-21,548-20,405-16,963-13,307-12,792
Gross General Government Debt (face value)GGDebt203,378201,622200,618201,259205,883204,044
By category:       
 Currency and deposits F220,91820,71321,31521,60021,64822,213
 Debt securitiesF3119,078125,766123,881130,121134,233133,571
  Short-termF313,7601,3802,3952,9292,9883,357
  Long-termF32115,318124,387121,485127,191131,245130,214
 LoansF463,38255,14355,42349,53850,00248,259
  Short-termF411,2961,041691514671304
  Long-termF4262,08654,10254,73249,02449,33147,955
           
less EDP debt instrument assetsF2 + F3 + F435,65028,52023,64325,25328,21227,646
 By category:       
 Currency and deposits F218,14718,02214,67517,16421,56923,303
 Debt securitiesF39,6463,2881,8911,7691,5251,430
  Short-termF312,3691,184143428318196
  Long-termF327,2772,1041,7481,3411,2071,234
 LoansF47,8577,2107,0776,3205,1182,913
  Short-termF411,516986939907680164
  Long-termF426,3416,2246,1385,4134,4382,749
           
 Net General Government Debt (face value)GGNetDebt167,728173,102176,975176,006177,671176,398
 By category:       
 Currency and deposits F22,7712,6916,6404,43679-1,090
 Debt securities F3109,432122,478121,990128,352132,708132,141
  Short-termF311,3911962,2522,5012,6703,161
  Long-termF32108,041122,283119,737125,850130,038128,980
 LoansF455,52547,93348,34643,21844,88445,346
  Short-termF41-22055-248-393-9140
  Long-termF4255,74547,87848,59443,61144,89345,206
Table 8 Reconciliation of Exchequer Balance to General Government Deficit
       € million
Description ESA2010 code2016201720182019
Exchequer balance -1,0181,90699647
      
Deduct cash inflows which do not increase financial net worth -4,042-4,875-1,960-2,665
Inflows from sale or redemption of financial assets -4,037-4,875-1,960-2,665
Incurrence of Exchequer liability to Central Bank for notes and coins in circulation -5000
Exclude cash outflows which do not reduce financial net worth 1,568199262191
Acquisition of financial assets 1,568199262191
Repayment of promissory notes notional loan principal 0000
Redemption of Exchequer liability to Central Bank for notes and coins in circulation 0000
      
Impact on financial net worth of Exchequer cash transactions -3,493-2,769-1,599-1,826
      
Adjust for impact of non-cash revenue and disposals of non-financial asset (+) 388280328244
Difference between Exchequer cash tax revenue and time-adjusted Revenue Net Receipts 281143316273
Receipts due from EU (Agriculture grants, Cohesion Fund, ESF and ERDF) 10444-88-87
Accrual of interest due on contingent capital assets assigned to banks -69000
Licence sales 719310057
Other accrued revenue 0000
Adjust for impact of non-cash expenditure (-) 850375259641
Capital transfers to financial institutions financed by promissory notes 459000
Difference between interest paid and accrued 516218479569
Difference between Exchequer cash issues and accrued net spending of departments and offices -8868395
Other accrued expenditure -3788-25967
      
Surplus/Deficit of ExchequerB9_exchequer-2,255-2,115-1,012-941
      
Surplus/Deficit of extra-budgetary bodies, funds and accounts consolidated with Exchequer 1876661,0181,868
Social Insurance Fund 3786241,0661,485
Bank & Deposit Guarantee Schemes -242-12161121
Capital Services Redemption Account 0000
Small Savings Reserve Fund 0000
Other Extra-Budgetary Funds 25171-286183
Health Service Executive 26-1177878
      
Surplus/Deficit of Budgetary Central GovernmentB9_bcg-2,069-1,4486928
Surplus/Deficit of other Central Government bodies 43362279943
National Pensions Reserve Fund 63329375438
Non-market State corporations and agencies 856116410
Voluntary and joint board hospitals -28-24-9-9
Other adjustments 00-203104
Conversion of AIB Preference shares into Ordinary shares 0000
Concession asset reclassification & Court decision (consultants pay) 00-203104
Surplus/Deficit of Central Government B9_S1311-2,026-1,0862851,871
Surplus/Deficit of Local Government B9_S131314911895-532
Surplus/Deficit of General Government B9_S13-1,877-9683801,339
Table 9 Reconciliation of National Debt to General Government Debt
             € million
Description201420152016201720182019 *
Audited National Debt182,310183,066185,610185,483187,682188,193
 Composed of      
  Gross National Debt197,069196,620196,729198,700205,275206,729
   Medium/long term debt176,011175,974173,620174,395178,901175,914
    Irish Government Bonds116,339125,086121,645127,581131,829130,067
    EU/IMF Programme Funding and bilateral loans59,62150,57950,49144,54844,51843,281
    Other medium/long term debt9221,1631,6931,8932,2382,573
    Miscellaneous (including derivatives)-871-854-209373316-7
   Short term debt4,6723,9535,9157,0139,03513,016
    Foreign Bills2,2541,046363502513345
    Treasury Bills50001,0082,0092,0142,010
    Borrowings from Funds under the control of the Minister for Finance5231,5792,5182,2812,5953,018
    Exchequer Bills/Notes (incl. Central Treasury Notes)1,3951,3272,0252,2213,9137,643
   State Savings Schemes16,38616,69217,19417,29317,33917,799
 Less cash and other financial assets-14,759-13,554-11,119-13,217-17,593-18,536
 Reverse deduction of cash, other financial assets and EFSF prepaid margin held by Exchequer15,28914,08411,11913,21717,59318,536
 Outstanding principal value of promissory notes20100000
 Liability for coinage in circulation693701707704712722
 Accrual adjustments (State Savings)599504451452280275
 Adjustment from discounted to nominal value28-2-52-10
 National Loans Advance Interest492429464138
 Gross treatment of collaterals1,004783522506868
 Other adjustments (repurchase agreements, OPW contracts and exclusion of financial derivatives)382416382017
Unconsolidated Exchequer Debt (Maastricht definition)200,185199,193198,452199,987206,397207,839
 of which: Liabilities to other Central Government bodies2,5293,3723,9854,4596,42110,650
Exchequer contribution to Central Government debt197,656195,821194,466195,527199,976197,189
 of which: Liabilities to Local Government 2200000
Exchequer contribution to General Government debt197,634195,821194,466195,527199,976197,189
Housing Finance Agency (HFA)      
 Gross debt of HFA4,2093,6153,6123,6173,7904,497
 of which: Liabilities to other Central Government bodies3,1522,4272,0561,7831,5871,924
HFA contribution to Central Government debt1,0571,1891,5561,8342,2032,574
 of which: Liabilities to Local Authorities6449651,2951,5141,8502,006
HFA contribution to General Government debt413224261320353567
Other Central Government      
 IBRC Consolidated1,237735698332252494
 Liabilities of Post Office Savings Bank Fund to Post Office Savings Bank2,6722,7652,9193,1213,3083,414
 All other bodies7971,4571,5741,4391,3451,487
Other bodies' contribution to Central and General Government debt4,7064,9575,1924,8934,9065,396
Total Central Government debt203,419201,967201,214202,254207,085205,159
 of which: Liabilities to Local Government6669651,2951,5141,8502,006
Central Government contribution to General Government debt202,753201,002199,919200,740205,235203,152
Local Government - Local Authorities      
 Borrowing from Housing Finance Agency4,1863,6843,6563,6693,8544,347
 Borrowing from other Central Government bodies2712822191613
 Other borrowing625620699518649891
Local Authorities' contribution to Local Government debt5,0824,3324,3784,2064,5195,251
 VECs / ETBs000000
Total Local Government debt5,0824,3324,3784,2064,5195,251
 of which: Liabilities to Central Government4,4573,7123,6793,6883,8704,360
Local Government contribution to General Government debt625620699518649891
            
General Government Debt203,378201,622200,618201,259205,883204,044
* unaudited figures
Table 10 Central Government transactions: revenue, expenditure and deficit
         €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Central Government transactions       
 RevenueTR62,73667,48069,89272,77978,29283,194
  Taxes and social contributionsD2 + D5 + D91 + D6155,83260,51663,29566,76472,35677,218
   TaxesD2 + D5 + D9145,10549,36151,45854,33359,11362,954
   Social contributions D6110,72811,15611,83712,43113,24314,264
  Sales of goods and servicesP1O3,3983,8333,7483,7283,9493,857
  Investment incomeD43,1062,7351,8661,8141,3451,686
  Current transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D7225341355463552409
  Capital transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D9N17456628109025
           
 ExpenditureTE69,94673,23871,91873,86678,00781,323
  ExpenseExpense67,91671,20669,74072,06875,25577,564
   Compensation of employeesD116,81917,43017,87919,11220,47921,992
   Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D297,2157,4917,7108,1148,8269,771
   Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c1,5911,7181,8531,9972,2362,236
   Interest (excluding FISIM)D417,5746,9226,2565,9365,3124,453
   SubsidiesD31,8601,7761,7531,8181,9191,674
   Social benefitsD62 + D63226,91827,16227,08827,51028,11928,755
   Other current transfersD74,3304,1464,7955,0895,8085,993
   Capital transfersD91,6094,5612,4062,4912,5562,689
           
 Net operating balanceNOB-5,180-3,7261527123,0375,631
           
  Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c2,0302,0312,1781,7982,7523,760
           
 Central Government Surplus/DeficitB9-7,210-5,757-2,026-1,0862851,871
Table 11 Central Government: detailed classification of revenue and output
           €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total RevenueTR62,73667,48069,89272,77978,29283,194
 Taxes and social contributions 55,83260,51663,29566,76472,35677,218
  TaxesD2 + D5 + D9145,10549,36151,45854,33359,11362,954
   Indirect taxes (taxes on production and imports)D219,85721,09722,11523,26824,30725,791
    Taxes on productsD2118,25319,32620,57521,39222,15323,651
    of which Value-Added TaxD21111,52711,83112,60313,06014,17515,037
    Other taxes on production D291,6051,7711,5401,8752,1552,141
   Direct taxesD524,88927,86328,93230,61734,28836,632
    Taxes on income, profits and capital gainsD5123,01626,59927,89329,60133,29235,650
    Other current direct taxesD591,8731,2631,0391,016996982
   Capital taxesD91359401411448518531
  Social contributions D6110,72811,15611,83712,43113,24314,264
   Actual social contributionsD611 + D6139,48010,09210,63111,33712,33013,345
    PRSI receipts D611 + D613(pt)7,9608,5249,2389,83610,64211,672
    Government employees' social contributionsD613(pt)1,5191,5671,3931,5021,6891,673
   Employers' imputed social contributionsD6121,2481,0641,2061,094913919
 Sales of goods and servicesP1O3,3983,8333,7483,7283,9493,857
  Sales of market establishments (= market output)P11000-1000
  Imputed sales related to production of own-use capital assets (= output for own final use)P12332121222223
  Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP1313,3653,8123,7283,7163,9273,834
 Investment incomeD43,1062,7351,8661,8141,3451,686
  Interest (excluding FISIM)D411,079696291178211177
   of which received from local governmentD41_LG725173645967
  DividendsD421,9221,9321,4681,5321,0201,395
  Rent of land and subsoil assetsD45105106107105113113
 Current transfer revenueD39 + D7225341355463552409
  SubsidiesD39000000
  Other current transfersD7225341355463552409
   Non-life insurance claimsD72781818186
   Grants from local governmentD73333445
   Other Domestic - Current D7N_S1179149145151159168
   From Rest of World - CurrentD7N_S236182188290371229
 Capital transfer revenueD9N17456628109025
            
OutputP125,62626,63927,44229,21431,54033,998
 Market output (sales of market establishments)P11000-1000
 Output for own final useP12332121222223
 Non-market outputP1325,59326,61827,42129,20231,51933,976
  = Non-market compensation of employeesD1_nonmarket16,78617,40917,85819,09120,45721,969
   = Total compensation of employeesD116,81917,43017,87919,11220,47921,992
   - Compensation of employees of market establishmentsD1_market00000-1
   - Compensation related to production of own-use capital assetsD1_own-use-33-21-21-22-22-23
  + Non-market intermediate consumptionP2_nonmarket7,2157,4917,7108,1148,8269,771
   = Total intermediate consumptionP27,2157,4917,7108,1148,8269,771
   - Intermediate consumption of market establishmentsP2_market000000
   - Intermediate consumption related to production of own-use capital assetsP2_own-use000000
  + Non-market consumption of fixed capitalP51c_nonmarket1,5911,7181,8531,9972,2362,236
   = Total consumption of fixed capitalP51c1,5911,7181,8531,9972,2362,236
   - Consumption of fixed capital by market establishmentsP51c_market000000
   - Consumption of fixed capital related to production of own-use capital assetsP51c_own-use000000
  + Other taxes on production, payable D29_pay000000
  - Other subsidies on production, receivableD39_rec000000
Table 12 Central Government: detailed classification of expenditure and consumption
       €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total ExpenditureTE69,94673,23871,91873,86678,00781,323
 Expense 67,91671,20669,74072,06875,25577,564
  Compensation of employeesD116,81917,43017,87919,11220,47921,992
   Of which: Related to production of own-use capital assets 332121222223
  Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D297,2157,4917,7108,1148,8269,771
   Use of goods and services [Intermediate consumption]P27,2157,4917,7108,1148,8269,771
    Of which: Intermediate consumption of market establishments 000000
   Taxes, payableD5000000
  Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c1,5911,7181,8531,9972,2362,236
    Of which: Depreciation by market establishments 000000
  Interest (excluding FISIM)D417,5746,9226,2565,9365,3124,453
   Other domestic interest payableD41_S12,8842,5252,3472,2381,9181,449
   Interest payable to rest of worldD41_S24,6904,3973,9083,6983,3953,003
  SubsidiesD31,8601,7761,7531,8181,9191,674
   Product subsidiesD31957864909930988946
   Other subsidies on productionD39903912845888931728
  Social benefitsD62 + D63226,91827,16227,08827,51028,11928,755
   Social benefits in cashD6222,69222,73022,52722,72123,04323,542
   Social benefits in kind (via market producers)D6324,2264,4334,5624,7905,0775,214
  Other current transfersD74,3304,1464,7955,0895,8085,993
   Net non-life insurance premiumsD71745510510710753
   Current grants to local governmentD73 _LG1,6071,6571,8171,9682,1512,372
   Current international cooperationD74434473451509539503
   Miscellaneous current transfersD75731455571774638792
   VAT and GNI based EU budget contributionD761,4831,5071,8511,7312,3742,273
    VAT-based EU own resourcesD761203215219262245278
    GNI-based EU own resourcesD7621,2801,2921,6321,4702,1291,996
  Capital transfersD91,6094,5612,4062,4912,5562,689
   Capital grants to local governmentD9_LG6421,3001,0541,1501,1521,151
   Investment grantsD927781,1461,3531,3111,1911,538
   Other capital transfersD991892,1150302130
            
 Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c2,0302,0312,1781,7982,7523,760
  = Gross investment in non-financial assetsP5 + NP3,6213,7504,0313,7954,9885,996
   Gross fixed capital formationP513,5613,7493,9713,8404,9286,076
   Net acquisition of stocksP52606060606060
   Net acquisition of unproduced assetsNP0-600-1050-140
  - Consumption of fixed capitalP51c-1,591-1,718-1,853-1,997-2,236-2,236
            
Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D63222,22822,80623,69325,48627,59130,142
 = OutputP125,62626,63927,44229,21431,54033,998
 - Sales of goods and services P11+P12+P131-3,398-3,833-3,748-3,728-3,949-3,857
   Market output (sales of market establishments)P110001000
   Output for own final useP12-33-21-21-22-22-23
   Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP131-3,365-3,812-3,728-3,716-3,927-3,834
            
Final consumption expenditureP326,45427,23928,25530,27632,66835,355
 = Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D63222,22822,80623,69325,48627,59130,142
 + Social transfers in kind via market producers D6324,2264,4334,5624,7905,0775,214
made up of       
 Individual consumption (= social transfers in kind)P31 (= D63)18,76419,33220,06921,57123,27325,179
  Social transfers in kind (via market producers)D6324,2264,4334,5624,7905,0775,214
  Social transfers in kind (provided directly by government)D63114,53814,89915,50716,78218,19619,965
 Collective consumption (= actual final consumption of government)P327,6907,9078,1868,7059,39510,177
            
Total social transfersD62 + D6341,45542,06142,59644,29246,31648,720
 Social benefits in cashD62 22,69222,73022,52722,72123,04323,542
 Social transfers in kind (= individual consumption)D6318,76419,33220,06921,57123,27325,179
Table 13 Local Government transactions: revenue, expenditure and deficit
         €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Local Government transactions 
RevenueTR5,6696,4456,5887,0467,3947,854
Taxes and social contributionsD2 + D5 + D91 + D611,6711,6331,5701,6001,6291,663
TaxesD2 + D5 + D911,4031,3891,3541,3791,3981,414
Social contributions D61269244216221231249
Sales of goods and servicesP1O1,4311,5191,6871,8071,9432,103
Investment incomeD4423733292829
Current transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D71,6511,7021,8722,0252,2102,431
Capital transfer revenue (excluding taxes)D9N8741,5541,4271,5841,5841,628
           
ExpenditureTE5,5175,8816,4396,9287,2998,386
ExpenseExpense6,4916,6487,0507,4037,8018,295
Compensation of employeesD11,5471,5221,5711,5871,7691,946
Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D291,7221,7521,9321,9022,0142,228
Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c1,6931,7581,8361,9071,9071,907
Interest (excluding FISIM)D41876881696472
SubsidiesD3000000
Social benefitsD62 + D6321,2421,3451,4371,6671,8421,942
Other current transfersD7404135505051
Capital transfersD9161162157221155148
           
Net operating balanceNOB-822-203-461-357-407-441
           
Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c-975-767-610-475-50291
           
 Local Government Surplus/DeficitB915356414911895-532
Table 14 Local Government: detailed classification of revenue and output
           €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total RevenueTR5,6696,4456,5887,0467,3947,854
 Taxes and social contributions 1,6711,6331,5701,6001,6291,663
  TaxesD2 + D5 + D911,4031,3891,3541,3791,3981,414
   Indirect taxes (taxes on production and imports)D21,4031,3891,3541,3791,3981,414
   Other taxes on production D291,4031,3891,3541,3791,3981,414
   Capital taxesD91000000
  Social contributions D61269244216221231249
   Actual social contributionsD611 + D61313012682100118136
   Employers' imputed social contributionsD612139118134121112112
 Sales of goods and servicesP1O1,4311,5191,6871,8071,9432,103
  Sales of market establishments (= market output)P111,0391,1171,2211,3351,4481,563
  Imputed sales related to production of own-use capital assets (= output for own final use)P12000000
  Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP131391402466472496539
 Investment incomeD4423733292829
  Interest (excluding FISIM)D41423733292829
  of which received from Central GovernmentD41_CG000000
  DividendsD42000000
 Current transfer revenueD39 + D71,6511,7021,8722,0252,2102,431
  SubsidiesD39000000
  Other current transfersD71,6511,7021,8722,0252,2102,431
   Grants from central governmentD731,6071,6571,8171,9682,1512,372
   Other Domestic - Current D7N_S1444555585857
 Capital transfer revenueD9N8741,5541,4271,5841,5841,628
   Grants from central governmentD9N_CG6421,3001,0541,1501,1521,151
   Other capital transfers receivableD99232254373434432477
            
Output P15,3675,4995,8776,0256,4316,940
 Market output (sales of market establishments)P111,0391,1171,2211,3351,4481,563
 Output for own final useP12000000
 Non-market outputP134,3274,3824,6564,6904,9845,377
  = Non-market compensation of employeesD1_nonmarket1,5471,5221,5711,5871,7691,947
   = Total compensation of employeesD11,5471,5221,5711,5871,7691,946
   - Compensation of employees of market establishmentsD1_market000001
   - Compensation related to production of own-use capital assetsD1_own-use000000
  + Non-market intermediate consumptionP2_nonmarket1,5031,5271,6851,6501,7621,977
   = Total intermediate consumptionP21,7221,7521,9321,9022,0142,228
   - Intermediate consumption of market establishmentsP2_market-219-225-247-252-252-252
   - Intermediate consumption related to production of own-use capital assetsP2_own-use000001
  + Non-market consumption of fixed capitalP51c_nonmarket1,2781,3331,3991,4531,4531,453
   = Total consumption of fixed capitalP51c1,6931,7581,8361,9071,9071,907
   - Consumption of fixed capital by market establishmentsP51c_market-415-425-437-454-454-454
   - Consumption of fixed capital related to production of own-use capital assetsP51c_own-use000000
  + Other taxes on production, payable D29_pay000000
  - Other subsidies on production, receivableD39_rec000000
Table 15 Local Government: detailed classification of expenditure and consumption
           €million
DescriptionESA2010 code201420152016201720182019
Total ExpenditureTE5,5175,8816,4396,9287,2998,386
 Expense 6,4916,6487,0507,4037,8018,295
  Compensation of employeesD11,5471,5221,5711,5871,7691,946
   Of which: Related to production of own-use capital assets 000000
  Use of goods and services plus taxes payableP2 + D5 + D291,7221,7521,9321,9022,0142,228
   Use of goods and services [Intermediate consumption]P21,7221,7521,9321,9022,0142,228
    Of which: Intermediate consumption of market establishments 219225247252252252
   Taxes, payableD5 + D29000000
  Depreciation (Consumption of fixed capital)P51c1,6931,7581,8361,9071,9071,907
    Of which: Depreciation by market establishments 415425437454454454
  Interest (excluding FISIM)D41876881696472
   Interest payable to central governmentD41_CG725173645967
   Other domestic interest payableD41_S115179555
  SubsidiesD3000000
  Social benefitsD62 + D6321,2421,3451,4371,6671,8421,942
   Social benefits in cashD62366366302311330330
   Social benefits in kind (via market producers)D6328769791,1341,3561,5121,612
  Other current transfersD7404135505051
   Grants to central governmentD73_CG333445
   Miscellaneous current transfersD75373832464646
  Capital transfersD9161162157221155148
   Investment grantsD92161162157221155148
            
 Net acquisition of non-financial assetsP5 + NP - P51c-975-767-610-475-50291
  = Gross investment in non-financial assetsP5 + NP7189901,2261,4321,4051,998
   Gross fixed capital formationP517189311,2261,4321,4051,998
   Net acquisition of stocksP52000000
   Net acquisition of unproduced assetsNP0600000
  - Consumption of fixed capitalP51c-1,693-1,758-1,836-1,907-1,907-1,907
            
Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D6323,9363,9794,1904,2184,4884,838
 = OutputP15,3675,4995,8776,0256,4316,940
 - Sales of goods and services P11+P12+P131-1,431-1,519-1,687-1,807-1,943-2,103
   Market output (sales of market establishments)P11-1,039-1,117-1,221-1,335-1,448-1,563
   Output for own final useP12000000
   Incidental sales and fees of non-market establishmentsP131-391-402-466-472-496-539
            
Final consumption expenditureP34,8124,9585,3245,5746,0006,450
 = Net expenditure on current goods and servicesP3 excl. D6323,9363,9794,1904,2184,4884,838
 + Social transfers in kind via market producers D6328769791,1341,3561,5121,612
made up of       
 Individual consumption (= social transfers in kind)P31 (= D63)2,2782,3982,6052,7382,9473,168
  Social transfers in kind (via market producers)D6328769791,1341,3561,5121,612
  Social transfers in kind (provided directly by government)D6311,4011,4191,4711,3821,4351,556
 Collective consumption (= actual final consumption of government)P322,5342,5602,7192,8363,0533,282
            
Total social transfersD62 + D632,6442,7642,9073,0483,2773,498
 Social benefits in cashD62 366366302311330330
 Social transfers in kind (= individual consumption)D632,2782,3982,6052,7382,9473,168

Background Notes

Introduction

This release comprises the latest official publication by CSO of annual Government Finance Statistics (GFS) results for years 2014 to 2019. The data in this release are subject to the normal verification process by Eurostat until 17 April 2020 and are therefore provisional.

The data published are consistent with the General Government Deficit and Debt levels reported at end-March 2020 under the EU regulation governing the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP). Consequently they may not always be fully aligned with the National Income and Expenditure and related publications such as the Institutional Sector Accounts.

The official publication by Eurostat of deficit and debt levels for all EU member states is 22 April 2020.

The tables provide detailed revenue, expenditure and balance sheet data for general government. These data are also available on CSO Statbank here .

The full suite of GFS tables are also available on the CSO website here.

Data for all EU Member States are available on Eurostat’s database here.

Revisions to General Government Deficit/Surplus (GG Deficit/Surplus)

Approved Housing Bodies: Data for three Approved Housing Bodies newly classified into the local government sector has been incorporated into the data for 2016-2019.

Local Government Entities: New data on local government entities which were previously not captured is now included for 2016 and 2017.

Carbon Credits: The methodology for the calculation of carbon credits has been updated from 2013, which has increased D.29 and decreased AF.89.

VAT MOSS (VAT Mini One Stop Shop): VAT MOSS is a way of paying VAT on supplies of certain digital services. The VAT MOSS retention fee payable to other countries is now included as a D.74 payable from 2016. 

General Government Net Worth: These revisions are due to increased availability of data (Tables 2 and 6).

Revisions to General Government Debt (GG Debt)

Estimates of the general government debt have been revised since October 2019.  Revisions are due to improved compilation processes and, for recent years, also reflect the availability of more up-to-date and detailed data sources.

Transactions of note during 2019

Super dividend: In 2019 Q2 the exchequer received a super dividend of €1,653 million from the Central Bank of Ireland.

IBRC payment to Exchequer: In 2013 the payment by the Exchequer of €1.1 billion to meet obligations to IBRC deposit holders under the guarantee schemes in operation was treated as the granting of a loan from the Exchequer to IBRC, on the understanding that the Exchequer would be treated as a creditor of IBRC in the liquidation process and that there was a reasonable expectation of repayment.  The 2019 repayment of €681.7 million was made in 2019 Q4.

Consultants pay settlement: In June 2018 there was a settlement made following a court process with medical consultants in relation to pay arrears.  The backdated payments of €104 million were recorded as D.99 expenditure of central government in Q3 and Q4 2019.

Net acquisition of unproduced assets (NP): The sale of the former DIT Kevin Street Campus for €140 million in Q3 2019 is included under the NP figure.

Movements of note in the balance sheet

The value of the State's assets in Equity and Investment Fund Shares (AF.5, Table 6) stood at €33.9 billion, representing a year-on-year fall of €3.2 billion since Q4 2018. This drop in value was composed of a reduction in holdings of this asset class of €2.4 billion (Table 5) and a loss in value due to market fluctuations over the year of €0.8 billion (Tables 5 and 6). These market losses related mostly to movements in the value of shares held in Irish Banks.

On the other side of the balance sheet the State's liabilities dropped by €2.9 billion during 2019. This was mainly composed of the repayment of loans (AF.4, Tables 5 and 6) amounting to €1.5 billion, largely driven by repayments of the UK bilateral loan in this period.

GDP figures used in publication

The GDP figures used in this publication are consistent with those published in the National Income and Expenditure accounts published on 11 July 2019. 2019 GDP is based on the Quarterly National Accounts released on 6 March 2020, available here.

Modified Gross National Income (GNI*)

Modified Gross National Income (GNI*) is equal to Gross National Income at current market prices less the factor income of redomiciled companies, less depreciation on research and development related intellectual property imports and less depreciation on aircraft related to aircraft leasing. As GNI* is currently available for up to 2018, the rates per GNI* are only available up to 2018.

Government Finance Statistics – concepts and definitions

Government Finance Statistics (GFS) form the basis for fiscal monitoring in Europe, in particular in relation to the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP).

European GFS, including EDP statistics, are produced according to the legally binding accounting rules of the European System of Accounts (ESA2010). The Manual on Government Debt and Deficit (MGDD) provides further guidance on the implementation of ESA 2010 in the context of GFS.

EU Member States are required to report government deficit/surplus and debt data biannually under the EDP (before 1 April and 1 October in year N) for years N-4 to N-1 calendar years as well as a forecast for the current year. The data are reported in harmonised tables, which provide a consistent framework for the presentation of this data by Member States. The tables provide a structure for linking national budgetary aggregates with government deficit and debt.

Detailed statistics on government revenue and expenditure are also provided to Eurostat under the ESA transmission programme.  For annual data the main tables reported are:

Table 0200   Revenue and expenditure of general government and sub-sectors

Tables 0900 and 0999    Taxes and national tax list

These data are available on the Eurostat website here .

Definition of General Government and its subsectors

The general government sector of the economy, is defined in ESA2010 paragraph 2.111: as “institutional units which are non-market producers whose output is intended for individual and collective consumption, and are financed by compulsory payments made by units belonging to other sectors, and institutional units principally engaged in the redistribution of national income and wealth.” General government comprises the sub-sectors central government (S.1311), state government (S.1312 – which does not apply in Ireland), local government (S.1313), and social security funds (S.1314 – which does not apply in Ireland),

General Government Deficit/Surplus (GG Deficit/Surplus) is the standard European measure of the fiscal balance, which is used to monitor compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact.

This measure is by definition equal to both Total Revenue (TR) less Total Expenditure (TE), and Net Acquisition of Financial Assets less Net Incurrence of Liabilities as shown in the GFS release.

A listing of some of the main items included in this release is shown below.

Main Components of General Government Expenditure and Revenue

P.2       Intermediate consumption – value of goods and services used in the process of production, excluding fixed assets

P.5       Gross capital formation

            P.51g   Gross fixed capital formation - acquisitions, less disposals, of fixed assets during a given period plus certain additions to the value of non-produced assets realised by productive activity. Fixed assets are tangible or intangible assets produced as outputs from processes of production that are themselves used repeatedly, or continuously, in processes of production for more than one year

            P.51c   Consumption of fixed capital - the amount of fixed assets used up, during the period under consideration, as a result of normal wear and tear and foreseeable obsolescence, including a provision for losses of fixed assets as a result of accidental damage which can be insured against.

P.52     Changes in inventories

P.53     Acquisitions less disposals of valuables

D.1      Compensation of employees – the total remuneration of government employees

D.29    Other taxes on production (payable) all taxes that enterprises incur as a result of engaging in production, independently of the quantity or value of the goods and services produced or sold. These include taxes on use or ownership of land or buildings, taxes on use of fixed assets, taxes on total wage bill and payroll, taxes on international transactions related to production.

D.3      Subsidies (payable) - current unrequited payments which general government or the institutions of the European Union make to resident producers, with the objective of influencing their levels of production, their prices or the remuneration of the factors of production

D.4      Property income accrues when the owners of financial assets and natural resources put them at the disposal of other units of the economy. The income payable for the use of financial assets is called investment income, while that payable for the use of a natural resource is called rent. Property income is the sum of investment income and rent.

           D.41    Interest receivable by the owners of a financial asset for putting it at the disposal of another institutional unit - applies to deposits (AF.2), debt securities (AF.3), loans (AF.4) and other accounts payable (AF.8)

           D.42    Dividends receivable by the owners of share equities. Dividends exclude "super dividends" which arise where the dividend paid is large relative to the recent level of dividends and earnings. Super dividends are recorded as withdrawal of equity (F.5). This arises, for example, in the case of dividends paid by the Central Bank in 2015.

           D.45    Rent of a natural resource – income receivable by the owner of a natural resource for putting the resource at the disposal of another party.

D.5      Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., (payable) - all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, levied periodically by general government and by the rest of the world on the income and wealth of units in the economy, and some periodic taxes which are assessed neither on income nor wealth

D.6      Social contributions - transfers to households, in cash or in kind, intended to relieve them from the financial burden of a number of risks or needs.

D.7      Other current transfers – includes VAT and GNI based EU budget contributions, current transfers between subsectors of government, current international co-operation and current transfers to households and non-profit institutions.

D.9      Capital transfers - involve the acquisition or disposal of an asset, or assets, by at least one of the parties to the transaction.  Includes capital taxes and investment grants.

 P.1       Total output of Government is equal to market output, own account capital formation, and non-market output (i.e. the sum of D.1+P.2+P51c). The market output referred to in this publication is the imputed market value of social housing rented dwellings. See Table 3.

P.3        Final consumption expenditure of Government is equal to the total of its output (P.1) plus the expenditure on products/services supplied to households via market producers minus the sales of goods and services (at both market and non-market prices). This is made up of individual non-market services plus collective non-market services (P.31 and P.32). See Table 4.  

Categories of Financial Flows

F.1       Monetary gold and special drawing rights (SDRs)

            F.11     Monetary gold

            F.12     Special drawing rights (SDRs)

F.2       Currency and deposits

            F.21     Currency

            F.22     Transferable deposits

            F.29     Other deposits

F.3       Debt securities

            F.31     Short-term

            F.32     Long-term

F.4       Loans

            F.41 - Short-term loans

            F.42 - Long-term loans

F.5       Equity and investment fund shares

            F.51 Equity

            F.52 Investment fund shares/units

F.6       Insurance pension and standardised guarantee schemes

F.7       Financial derivatives and employee stock options

            F.71     Financial derivatives

            F.72     Employee stock options

F.8       Other accounts receivable/payable

            F.81     Trade credits and advances

            F.89     Other trade credits

 

 

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