July exchequer returns

[kerrynorth]

At face value, good figures.
Suicide postponed.

Were the 5 pictured in todays Irish Times a bit.......premature then?

[wise_old_owl]

Just recieved from D of F

STATEMENT OF EXCHEQUER SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) IN THE PERIOD ENDED 31 JULY 2007

01 January 2006 01 January 2007
to to
Receipts and Expenditure 31 July 2006 31 July 2007
€000
€000

Receipts
Tax Revenue Note 1 23,394,834 25,007,634
Non-Tax Revenue Note 2 313,965 322,036
Sinking Fund (Capital) * 441,366 0
Other Capital Receipts Note 3 992,078 907,534
Total 25,142,243 26,237,204

Expenditure
Voted (Departmental Expenditure Voted Annually by the Dail)** Note 4 20,307,518
24,428,222
Non-Voted (Non-discretionary Expenditure charged directly on the Central Fund)
Sinking Fund * Note 5 441,366 0
Other Non-Voted Current Expenditure Note 5 2,436,572 2,300,838
Non-Voted Capital Expenditure Note 6 740,022 842,178
Total 23,925,478 27,571,238



Exchequer Surplus/(Deficit)


1,216,765
(1,334,034)



Source and Application of Funds
Total (Borrowing)/Repayment Note 7 (984,777) (2,412,903)

Total Increase/(Decrease) in Exchequer Deposits and Other Balances Note 8 2,201,542
1,078,869


Exchequer Surplus/(Deficit) 1,216,765
(1,334,034)

[wise_old_owl]

all figures are in billons

[CookieMonster]

Aye, healthy enough looking.

[markmchugh]

so, its a deficit of over 1 billion? yippee

[freedomlover]

Does this mean the recession has been postponed again? Bloody hell! How many times is that?