Is there a good summary of the national finances anywhere?

Brendan Burgess

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Government income:
Government expenditure:
Deficit:

The main heads of expenditure
The main heads of income

Total government debt
less investments
Net government debt

GDP*

Shortfall on Social Insurance Fund
Shortfall on Public Sector Pensions

Brendan
 
I'll do everything for you so!

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I have extracted what I can from that document on the attached Excel spreadsheet. It took a long time to get this far.



Someone must have done this already?

Explaining the country's revenue and expenditure in layman's terms.

If not, they should do it.

I have put a call in to the CSO.

Brendan
 

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The CSO figures are not well laid out but are for "Government General Expenditure" which I presume includes the local authorities and non-commercial semi-states. The Revenue is €14 billion higher.

 
Would the Comptroller and Auditor General reports be of use?
Accounts for 2017 must be published before the end of the month.
 
Hi lads,

The CSO GFS return which is done quarterly would be the best port of call. Try the April and October returns for annualized data. The SSF figures can be accessed via their annual report but I thought they were in surplus now? The same with Local Government, it’s just Central government has a deficit now.

By the way the C And AG get their figures from CSO anyway.

Best, Opus
 
I’m not sure whether this is what you want. It is a link to:

Finance Accounts,
Audited Financial Statements of the Exchequer for the Financial Year 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017.
 
Hi Sop

That is super.

I still think that the CSO or Finance needs to publish the information in a simple format for the public to understand and appreciate.

Brendan
 
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