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Deficit for Swedish central government in April 2019
Press release 8 May 2019
Swedish central government payments resulted in a deficit of SEK 2.6 billion in April. The Debt Office's forecast was a surplus of SEK 1.5 billion. The difference is mainly explained by lower income from tax than expected.
The primary balance was SEK 4.1 billion lower than calculated. Tax income were approximately SEK 6 billion lower than expected. At the same time, the EU fee was lower than expected.
The Debt Office’s net lending to government agencies etc. was SEK 0.2 billion lower than calculated.
Interest payments on central government debt were SEK 0.1 billion higher than calculated.
For the twelve-month period up to the end of April 2019, central government payments resulted in a surplus of SEK 80.2 billion.
Central government debt amounted to SEK 1 141 billion at the end of April.
The outcome for May 2019 will be published on 10 June at 9.30 a.m.
Contact
Sofia Nilsson, Economist +46 (0)8 613 47 34
Press Secretary, +46 (0)8 613 47 01
| ¹The net borrowing requirement corresponds to the budget balance with opposite sign. | |||||
| ²Sum of monthly forecast deviations since last forecast (February 2019). | |||||
| ³Net of the state's primary expenditure and income. | |||||
| 4The net of government agencies etc. deposits and loans in the state’s internal bank. The net lending includes both current government operations and temporary occurrences which can be decided on short notice. The net lending affects the net borrowing requirement and central government debt, but are not covered by the Central government expenditure ceiling. | |||||
| Outcome April | Forecast April | Dev. April | Acc. Dev² | Outcome 12-month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net borrowing requirement | 2 581 | -1 515 | 4 096 | -8 360 | -80 168 |
| Primary balance³ | 3 210 | -935 | 4 146 | -5 644 | -90 619 |
| Net lending to agencies etc.4 | -2 676 | -2 478 | -197 | -3 911 | -5 345 |
| Interest payments on central government debt | 2 047 | 1 899 | 148 | 1 195 | 15 796 |
| - Interest on loans in SEK | -1 408 | 1 936 | -3 344 | -3 132 | 12 352 |
| - Interest on loans in foreign currency | -195 | -72 | -123 | -164 | -380 |
| - Realised currency gains and losses | 3 650 | 35 | 3 615 | 4 491 | 3 823 |
More data on the borrowing requirement and government debt.
Report Sweden's Central Government Debt April 2019
The monthly outcome of the central government net borrowing requirement is included in the official statistics of Sweden.