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Expenditure and revenue of government

General Government Revenue
2024
248.8 bn euro
Increased +11.7 bn euro vs. 2023
General Government Expenditure
2024
271.3 bn euro
Increased +21.8 bn euro vs. 2023
Government Deficit
2024
-22.5 bn euro
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The expenditure and revenue of general government constitute an integral part of national accounts and form the basis for the Maastricht deficit. Compilation follows the concepts of the “European System of Accounts” (ESA 2010) and an additional ESA based handbook, the Manual on Government Deficit and Debt (MGDD).

The presentation is consolidated, i.e. at subsector level, flows within the subsector are balanced; at general government level flows between subsectors are also balanced. Quarterly data is compiled within three months after the end of the reported quarter; annual data is revised (usually for the last three years) at the end of March and end of September. Time series according to ESA 2010 are available for annual data from 1995 onwards and for quarterly data from 2001 onwards. The data is sourced from public finance statistics, in which data is collected and processed on all units in the general government sector.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Public Finance. Compiled on 31th March 2025. - Rounding differences were not settled. Notes: The sum of the subsector figures does not correspond to the value shown for "General Government". The difference represents intragovernmental flows, which are excluded according to ESA in the compilation of general government revenue/expenditure.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Public Finance. Compiled on 31th March 2025. - Rounding differences were not settled.

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2025-03-31 file Government deficit of 4.7% in 2024 above Maastricht limit
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2024-03-28 file Government debt increased by 20.4 billion euros in 2023
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2023-09-29 file Government debt increased in the first half of 2023
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2023-06-30 file Government debt increased further in Q1 2023
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2023-03-31 file Government deficit in 2022 remains high, debt increased in absolute terms

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