Government Finance

Summary of Government Annual Accounts and Budget Forecast*                         (SBD millions)
Summary 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Budget Forecasts              
Total Expenditure 488.6 260.0 509.0 669.9 1240.6 1384.7 1728.2
  1. Recurrent 448.9 250.0 259.0 654.9 655.0 784.6 934.9
    a. Pay 155.0 120.0 123.0 226.8 226.8 224.1 327.4
    b. Other Charges 223.9 102.0 97.0 350.1 310.1 397.6 409.2
    c. Dept Serves 70.0 28.0 39.0 78.0 78.0 101.7 135.7
    d. Lost Property Payment - - - - - - -
    e. Budget support - - - - 40.0 61.3 62.6
  2. Development Expenditure 39.7 10.0 250.0 15.0 585.6 600.1 -
Total  Revenue and Grants 370.3 418.4 500.0 1026.8 1143.8 1296.0 1742.6
  a. Recurrent Revenue 264.0 250.0 259.0 500.9 590.0 749.4 949.3
  b. Tax Revenue 196.6 224.6 235.0 472.1 550.0 688.1 886.7
  c. Non-Tax Revenue 67.4 25.4 24.0 28.8 64.6 74.5 107.4
  d Lost Property Payments - - - - - - -
  e. Grants 106.3 168.4 241.3 525.9 538.9 501.8 704.8
Fiscal Deficit (domestically financed) -224.6 10.0 250.8 169.0      
Actual government Accounts              
Total Expenditure 467.1 674.1 545.7 596.4 724.6 911.1 -
  1. Recurrent 358.1 547.3 374.5 493.8 605.0 824.3 -
    a. Pay 182.4 167.1 170.3 173.5 232.9 248.9 -
    b. Other Charges 104.0 249.9 163.3 252.6 304.7 382.8 -
    c. Dept Serves 71.7 130.3 40.9 67.7 80.6 126.2 -
    d. Lost Property Payment 88.6 67.4 - - - - -
    e. Budget support              
  2. Development Expenditure 20.4 59.4 171.2 102.6 119.6 86.8 -
Total  Revenue and Grants 361.4 432.5 548.8 710.9 780.4 946.2 -
  a. Recurrent Revenue 219.9 256.3 373.5 509.9 685.9 870.0 -
  b. Tax Revenue 206.4 243.5 340.5 472.1 655.9 822.1 -
  c. Non-Tax Revenue 13.5 12.8 33.0 37.8 88.1 131.8 -
  d. Lost Property Payments - 88.6 67.4 - - - -
  e. Grants 52.9 108.7 175.3 201.0 94.5 76.2 -
Fiscal Deficit (domestically financed) (3.3%) (114.9) (174.3) (217.1)      
Difference between Actual Budget (%)              
Total Expenditure 2.0% 178.0% 7.0% 11.0%      
  1. Recurrent -20.0% 119.0% 45.0% -25.0%      
    a. Pay 18.0% 39.0% 38.0% -24.0%      
    b. Other Charges -54.0% 145.0% 68.0% -28.0%      
    c. Dept Serves 2.0% 365.0% 5.0% -13.0%      
    d. Lost Property Payment 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%      
  2. Development Expenditure -33.0% 987.0% -32.0% 584.0%      
Total  Revenue and Grants -2.0% 3.0% 10.0% -31.0%      
  a. Recurrent Revenue -17.0% 3.0% 44.0% 2.0%      
  b. Tax Revenue 5.0% 8.0% 45.0% 0.0%      
  c. Non-Tax Revenue -80.0% -50.0% 38.0% 31.0%      
  d. Lost Property Payments 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0%      
  e. Grants + Borrowings -50.0% -35.0% -27.0% -62.0%      
Fiscal Deficit (domestically financed) -99.0% -1249.0% -31.0% 28.0%      
Memorandum Items              
Actual Change in Government Domestic Dept              
Change in Gross Domestic Dept 49.3 35.8 24.6 32.6      
Change in Net Domestic Dept 59.0 146.0 -129.0 0.0      

*: Budget Forecasts are published in February or March of each year by the Ministry of Finance

Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands- quarterly review June 2007 (p65)