http://www.stat.fi/til/jul_en.html Latest statistical information from Statistics Finland on Government Finance en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/jul_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/04/jyrt_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html Central governments net financial assets, or the difference between financial assets and liabilities, decreased by EUR 2.3 billion during the last quarter of 2012. During 2012, central governments net financial assets decreased by a total of EUR 8.1 billion. However, general government's net financial assets increased during 2012 by EUR 3.8 billion mainly as a result of growth in the financial assets of employment pension schemes. These data derive from general government financial accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/04/jyrt_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/04/jyev_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html General government EDP debt, or consolidated debt at nominal prices, grew by EUR 4 billion in the last quarter of 2012 and stood at EUR 103.1 billion at the end of the year. Compared with the respective period of the year before, general government debt has increased by EUR 10.3 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on general government debt by quarter. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/04/jyev_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/04/jtume_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html In the fourth quarter of 2012, consolidated total general government revenue grew by EUR 0.4 billion from the respective quarter of the previous year. Correspondingly, consolidated expenditure increased by EUR 0.4 billion. The difference between revenue and expenditure, that is, the deficit (net borrowing) of general government remained at last year's level. Total revenue increased by 1.0 per cent from the previous quarter. Total expenditure decreased by 1.0 per cent from the previous quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the general government deficit (net borrowing) stood at EUR 4.2 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finlands statistics on general government revenue and expenditure by quarter. General government is comprised of central government, local government and social security funds. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/04/jtume_2012_04_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jali/2012/jali_2012_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finland's preliminary data the general government deficit data were only revised a little compared to data released in early March. The revision was based on up-to-date data of the central government on the tax revenue and interests accumulated in 2012, due to which the deficit decreased by EUR 52 million. Data on general government debt did not change in this connection. The figures derive from the data reported by Statistics Finland to Eurostat. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jali/2012/jali_2012_2013-03-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/04/vtak_2012_04_2013-03-04_tie_001_en.html The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 30.6 billion at the end of 2012. At the end of December, the stock of guarantees was 27 per cent higher than one year previously and just under four per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the fourth quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 3.5 billion. Of new guarantees, EUR 1.9 billion were granted to Finland and EUR 1.6 billion to the rest of the world. Central government guarantees include all guarantees granted by the state, government-owned enterprises, government-owned limited companies and special credit institutions for which the state is ultimately liable. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/04/vtak_2012_04_2013-03-04_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/kktu/2011/kktu_2011_2013-03-01_tie_001_en.html The productivity of educational services provided by municipalities and joint municipal authorities decreased in 2011. A falling trend in the productivity of education has prevailed since 2006. This is indicated by Statistics Finland's statistics on local government productivity. The volume of output in education fell by 1.1 per cent, and that of total l input by 0.2 per cent. Consequently, total productivity of education decreased by 0.9 per cent from the previous year. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/kktu/2011/kktu_2011_2013-03-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vermak/2012/vermak_2012_2013-03-01_tie_001_en.html The tax ratio was 43.6 per cent in 2012. The tax ratio describes the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product. The tax ratio increased by 0.1 percentage points from the previous year. The accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 3.0 per cent or EUR 2.5 billion. In 2011, the tax revenue grew by 8.4 per cent. The total revenue for 2012 amounted to EUR 84.8 billion. These data are based on the preliminary national accounts data for 2012. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vermak/2012/vermak_2012_2013-03-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jmete/2011/jmete_2011_2013-01-31_tie_001_en.html The share of total general government expenditure of gross domestic product (GDP) was 55.0 per cent in 2011. The share of GDP diminished from 2010, when it was 55.8 per cent. Total general government expenditure grew by 4.6 per cent, or EUR 4.6 billion in 2011. The share of total expenditure of GDP fell, because GDP grew in nominal terms faster than public expenditure. In 2010, total expenditure increased by 3.1 per cent. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jmete/2011/jmete_2011_2013-01-31_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/03/jyev_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html General government EDP debt, or consolidated debt at nominal prices, decreased by EUR 1.3 billion in the third quarter of 2012 and stood at EUR 99.0 billion at the end of September. Compared with the respective period of the year before, general government debt has increased by EUR 9.2 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on general government debt by quarter. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/03/jyev_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/03/jtume_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html In the third quarter of 2012, general government revenue grew by EUR 0.3 billion from the respective quarter of the previous year. Correspondingly, expenditure increased by EUR 1.6 billion. The difference between revenue and expenditure, that is, the deficit (net borrowing) of general government rose by EUR 1.3 billion from the respective quarter of the year before. Total revenue increased by 0.8 per cent from the previous quarter. Total expendeiture increased by 0.9 per cent from the previous quarter. In the third quarter of 2012, the general government deficit (net borrowing) stood at EUR 1.1 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finlands statistics on general gov-ernment revenue and expenditure by quarter. General government is comprised of central government, local government and social security funds. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/03/jtume_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/03/jyrt_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html General government's net financial assets increased by EUR 0.5 billion during the third quarter of 2012. At the end of the quarter, the total difference between financial assets and liabilities was EUR 107.8 billion. These data derive from general government financial accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/03/jyrt_2012_03_2012-12-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/03/vtak_2012_03_2012-11-29_tie_001_en.html The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 29.5 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2012. At the end of September, the stock of guarantees was 29 per cent higher than one year previously and just under two per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the third quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 2.9 billion. The largest share of the new guarantees was granted to the rest of the world. Central government guarantees include all guarantees granted by the state, state-owned enterprises and special credit institutions for which the state is ultimately liable. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/03/vtak_2012_03_2012-11-29_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/02/jtume_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html In the second quarter of 2012, general government revenue grew by EUR 0.3 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 weakened by EUR 0.5 billion from the respective quarter of the year before. Total revenue decreased by 2.5 per cent from the previous quarter. Total expenditure did not change from the previous quarter. In the second quarter of 2012, the financial position (net lending) of general gov-ernment showed a surplus of EUR 1.9 billion. These data derive from Statis-tics Finlands statistics on general government revenue and expenditure by quarter. General government is comprised of central government, local gov-ernment and social security funds.. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jtume/2012/02/jtume_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/02/jyev_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html General government EDP debt, or consolidated debt at nominal prices, grew by EUR 6.6 billion in the second quarter of 2012 and stood at EUR 99.6 billion at the end of June. From the beginning of the year, general government debt has grown by EUR 6.8 billion. These data derive from Statistics Finland's statistics on general government debt by quarter. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyev/2012/02/jyev_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/02/jyrt_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html General government net financial assets decreased by EUR 3.5 billion during the second quarter of 2012. At the end of the quarter, the total difference between financial assets and liabilities was EUR 106.4 billion. These data derive from general government financial accounts compiled by Statistics Finland. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/02/jyrt_2012_02_2012-10-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jali/2011/jali_2011_2012-09-28_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finlands revised preliminary data, the general governments deficit in 2011 amounted to EUR 1.2 billion, or 0.6 per cent relative to GDP. One year before, the deficit was EUR 4.5 billion. In 2011, the central government sectors deficit went down by EUR 3.9 billion to EUR 5.6 billion. In turn, the local government sector's deficit increased from EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 0.9 billion. Social security funds, primarily employment pension schemes, accumulated a surplus of EUR 5.3 billion. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jali/2011/jali_2011_2012-09-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/02/vtak_2012_02_2012-08-23_tie_001_en.html Corrected on 28 November 2012. The corrections are indicated in red. The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 29 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2012. At the end of June, the stock of guarantees was 37 per cent higher than one year previously and eight per cent higher than at the end of the previous quarter. During the second quarter of the year, new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 3.1 billion. The largest share of the new guarantees was granted to the rest of the world. Central government guarantees include all guarantees granted by the state, state-owned enterprises and special credit institutions for which the state is ultimately liable. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2012/02/vtak_2012_02_2012-08-23_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/vermak/2011/vermak_2011_2012-07-12_tie_001_en.html The tax ratio was 43.4 per cent in 2011. The tax ratio describes the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product. The tax ratio grew by 0.9 percentage points. The tax ratio last rose in 2005. The accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 8.2 per cent. The total accrual amounted to EUR 82.2 billion. The amount of taxes accrued for the first time exceeded the level of 2008 prior to the economic downturn. This information is based on Statistics Finlands revised preliminary data concerning 2011. The tax ratio went up because GDP became revised from the preliminary data released in March. The data on the accrual of taxes did not become significantly revised from previously released data. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/vermak/2011/vermak_2011_2012-07-12_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/01/jyrt_2012_01_2012-07-05_tie_001_en.html General government net financial assets increased by EUR 7.7 billion during the first quarter of 2012. At the end of the quarter, the total difference between financial assets and liabilities was EUR 110.1 billion. Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/jyrt/2012/01/jyrt_2012_01_2012-07-05_tie_001_en.html