The primary surplus (all central government payments excluding interest payments) was SEK 29.1 billion, which is a SEK 2.6 billion lower surplus than estimated. The deviation is primarily explained by lower tax revenues. Our judgement is that it is a redistribution of taxes between months and that taxes will be higher in the coming months. At the same time net lending to government agencies and state owned enterprises were somewhat lower than expected.
Interest payments on central government debt were SEK 0.6 billion lower than estimated.
The borrowing requirement for the twelve-month period up to the end of February was SEK -36 billion. Government debt was SEK 1,293 billion at the end of February.
The outcome of the central government borrowing requirement for March will be published at 9.30 am on
April 7, 2006.
April 7, 2006.
Further information can be obtained from:
Tord Arvidsson, tel +46 8 613 47 53
