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PCBS | PCBS& MOF: The Government Finance 2011

Palestinian Central Bureau of  Statistics & Ministry of Finance

The press conference of the General Government Finance, 2011

 

 

US$  3,403.5 million the total of the expenses, US$  3,461.0 million the total of revenues, approximately  31% of which are grants and aids.

 

 

For the continuity of  mutual cooperation between Ministry of Finance and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,  the general government  finance statistical program for the year 2011 in compliance with the preparing Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2001) issued by the International Monetary Fund in 2001, was executed for the first time.

 

 The general government sector composes of various sub sectors the most important of which are central government that consists of all government  institutions  that work as agents or bureaus of the central authority and the local government such as municipalities, village councils and prect committees.

 

Expenses

Results revealed that the total of the general government expenses had mounted US$ 3,403.5 million through the year 2011, of which 92.7% are expenses of the Central Government, distributed mainly on compensation of employees (employees’ salaries civil and militants) with the ratio of 62.0%, while the percentage of expenses on use of goods and services 16.9%,Social benefits 15.2%, and other expenses were 3.2%.

 

Whereas the results indicate that the amount of local government totaled US$ 249.8 million through the year 2011, that was mainly distributed on other expenses such as (insurance and maintenance of vehicles, workers allowances, expenses for executing local projects, promotional discounts to repay debts) with ratio of 33.7%, the use of goods and services with 32.7%, compensation of employees (employees’ salaries) as 30.0%.

 

Revenues

The results show that the total of general government revenues totaled US$ 3,461.0 million through the year 2011, of which were 90.6% as central government revenues, mainly distributed on tax revenues with 62.7%, grants and aids with 33.7%, other revenues with 3.6%.

 

Whereas the results show that the total of the local government mounted US$ 326.2 million through the year 2011, which was mainly distributed on the other revenues which are (margins sales of water and electricity to the public) with the ratio of 82.8%, taxes and fees with 9.6%, and grants and social contributions with 6.6% and 1.0% respectively.

 

 

Net Operating Balance

The calculation of the net operating balance is calculated by subtracting the total of expenses from the total the revenues, which amounted to US$ 57.5 million through the year 2011, which means that the gross of revenues exceeded the gross of expenses by this amount, this is mainly because of the grants and aids which formed the 31.1% of the total amount of revenues. The central government expenses to its revenues totaled the ratio of 100.6%, while the ratio of local government was 76.6%.

 

 

 

General Government Finance 2011

 
   

Indicator

Value in million US$

Percentage Distribution for both Revenues and Expenses

General Government

Central Government

Local Government *

General Government

Central Government

Local Government

 Total Revenues

3,461.0

3,134.8

326.2

100.0

100.0

100.0

  Taxes

1998.1

1966.7

31.4

57.7

62.7

9.6

  Social contributions

3.3

0.0

3.3

0.1

0.0

1.0

  Grants and aids

1076.5

1054.9

21.6

31.1

33.7

6.6

  Other revenues**

383.1

113.2

269.9

11.1

3.6

82.8

Total Expenses

3403.5

3,153.7

249.8

100.0

100.0

100.0

  Compensation of employees

2030.0

1954.9

75.1

59.6

62.0

30.0

  Use of goods and services

613.2

531.5

81.7

18.0

16.9

32.7

  Consumption of fixed capital

0.2

0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

  Interest

59.6

59.6

0

1.8

1.9

0.0

  Subsidies

0.1

0.1

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  Grants

24.8

24.8

0

0.7

0.8

0.0

  Social benefits

489.3

480.6

8.7

14.4

15.2

3.5

  Other expenses ***

186.3

102.2

84.1

5.5

3.2

33.7

Net operating balance ****

57.5

-18.9

76.4

 

 

 

Transactions in nonfinancial assets (Net acquisition of):

225.8

192.5

33.3

 

 

 

  Fixed assets

196.5

163.2

33.3

 

 

 

  Change in inventories

0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

  Valuables

0

0.0

0.0

 

 

 

  Non-produced assets

29.3

29.3

0.0

 

 

 

Net lending (+) / borrowing (-) *****

-168.3

-211.4

43.1

 

 

 

Net acquisition of financial assets

583.7

541.0

42.7

 

 

 

  Domestic

572.5

529.8

42.7

 

 

 

  Foreign

11.2

11.2

0.0

 

 

 

Net incurrence of financial Liabilities

752.3

752.3

0.0

 

 

 

  Domestic

681.1

681.1

0.0

 

 

 

  Foreign

71.2

71.2

0.0

 

 

 

 

Notes:

* The data of local government participating 95% of west bank, it also didn’t includes Gaza strip data.

** Its included the revenues from resale electricity and water to the people.

*** Its included the expenses on scholarships, NGOs support and emergency expenses for central government, and  insurance & maintenance of vehicles, workers allowances, expenses for executing local projects, promotional discounts to repay debts for local government.

**** Net operating balance = Revenues – Expenses

***** Net lending/ borrowing = Net operating balance - Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets.

 
             
                       

 

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