The public deficit stands at 2.24% of GDP until June and that of the State at 1.66% until July

Taxes collected 115,336 million euros until July, 23.2% more than in 2021

MADRID, 12 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The joint deficit of the Central Administration, Social Security and the autonomous communities, excluding financial aid, stood at 29,248 million euros in the first six months of the year, which represents 2.24% of GDP and a decrease in 45.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.

If the balance of aid to financial institutions is included, amounting to 395 million, the public deficit stands at 2.27% of GDP, according to data provided this Monday by the Ministry of Finance.

The deficit of the State alone, in this case until July, has stood at 21,737 million euros, which represents a decrease of 59% compared to the same period of the previous year and is equivalent to 1.66% of GDP, compared to 4, 4% existing in July 2021.

This result is due to an increase in non-financial income of 32.5%, compared to the behavior of expenses, which grew at a rate of 3.1%.

"The path of decline in the State deficit that began in 2021 continues as a result of the economic reactivation and job creation", highlighted the Ministry headed by María Jesús Montero.

THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE MAJOR PART OF THE PUBLIC DEFICIT

As for the public deficit until June, the Central Administration accounted for most of it, with 21,993 million, 1.68% of GDP, and within this, the State deficit was reduced to the figure of 24,056 million, which is equivalent to 1.84% in terms of GDP. For their part, the Central Administration Bodies registered a surplus of 2,063 million until June 2022, 82.7% more than a year earlier.

On its side, the regional administration registered a deficit until June of 8,168 million, which is equivalent to 0.62% of GDP, compared to the deficit of 7,714 million a year earlier. This result is due to an increase in expenses of 3.8%, while income grows at a rate of 3.7%.

As for the Social Security Funds, the data indicates that a surplus of 913 million has been registered until the sixth month of 2022, compared to the deficit of 7,066 million a year earlier. In terms of GDP, the Social Security surplus stands at 0.07%, while a year ago it marked a deficit of 0.59% of GDP.

This performance is the result of a 6.4% growth in income, highlighting the good performance of contributions with a growth of 5.5%, compared to the 1.5% decrease in expenses.

TAX RESOURCES GROW BY 23.2%

Regarding the data of the State deficit until July, the best result is due to a significant increase in non-financial income of 32.5%, compared to the behavior of expenses, which grow at a rate of 3.1% .

Specifically, non-financial resources stand at 148,415 million, which is 32.5% more compared to the same period in 2021, with taxes standing at 115,336 million euros -77.7% of total resources- - , which grew by 23.2% compared to the same period in 2021.

Taxes on production and imports increase by 15.9%. Specifically, VAT revenues rose by 19.7%, while current taxes on income and wealth grew by 35.4% due to personal income tax, which increased by 44.9%. For its part, the Income Tax for Non-Residents increased by 67.5% and income from Corporation Tax rose by 25.2%.

On its side, property income decreased by 4.4% compared to 2021 due to the decrease in interest income by 20%. This decrease has been partially offset by the increase in income from dividends and other property income by 5.7% to 2,006 million.

EXPENSES INCREASE 3.1%

On the expenditure side, non-financial State jobs stood at 170,152 million, a figure 3.1% higher than that registered in the first seven months of 2021.

The item with the largest volume is transfers between public administrations, with a weight of 62.4% of total non-financial uses. Specifically, in the first seven months of the year they amounted to 106,157 million, an amount that includes the compensation of the Immediate Supply of Information (SII-VAT) of 2017 paid to the autonomous communities for an amount of 3,086 million euros, as well as the item destined to the Autonomous Communities to cover the loss of resources derived from the negative global balances of the 2020 liquidation, which has been 4,390 million.

On its side, the remuneration of employees grew by 2.2%. This heading, which stands at 11,648 million, incorporates the salary increase for officials for this year of 2% compared to a salary increase of 0.9% in 2021.

Lastly, gross fixed capital formation stands out, increasing by 21.5% in July 2022, to 3,139 million, while investment aid and other capital transfers together amounted to 1,335 million.