Main aggregates of general government
1. Contact
Responsible agency
Unit
Contact person
Position
Email (agency)
Phone
2. Statistical presentation
Data description
General government finance statistics is used for monitoring fiscal discipline in the European Union (EU) Member States and for the purposes of the Excessive Deficit Procedure.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Statistical unit
The statistical unit is the institutional unit, as defined in ESA 2010.
Statistical population
According to the Classification of Institutional Sectors of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010), the general government sector includes all state and local government budget institutions, the Social Insurance Fund and selected enterprises that are financed and controlled by the state and local governments.
3. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
Data on European Union Member States
Data are comparable across Europe, as harmonised European rules (ESA 2010, and Manual on Government Deficit and Debt) are used by all Member States for compiling the EDP data.
Data on EU countries are available in Eurostat database.
4. Statistical processing
Source data
The main sources of statistical data on general government finances are the annual report of the Ministry of Finance on the execution of the central and local government budgets and information from the statistical surveys on the activity of central and local government-controlled enterprises.
Data collection
N/A
Data compilation
Financial indicators of the general government are calculated in line with the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010), EU Manual for National Accounts, Manual on Government Deficit and Debt.