The National Budget
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For up-to-date-statistics visitSusan Hayes “The Positive Economist”
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Overview• Government involvement in the economy• National Budget• Balanced Budget• Budget Surplus• Budget Deficit• Current Income and Current Expenditure• Capital Income and Capital Expenditure• National Debt• Debt Servicing
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Why does the government provide
services?
• Ensure security: eg. Gardai, Army• Essential services/Public Utilities:
eg. Education• Too expensive for individuals to set up:
eg. ESB • Provide employment: Public & Civil
Service
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State Owned Business• Is a business which
is set up, financed and controlled by the government.
• State owned business
• State-sponsored body
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Semi-state bodies
• Energy – An Bord Gais, Bord na Mona• Training/Employment – Fas• Fisheries – An Bord Iascaigh Mhara• Forestry - Coilte• Food – An Bord Bia
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……………………..Tourism – Failte IrelandBusiness – IDA, Enterprise IrelandCommunications – An Post, RTETransport – Ianaroid Eireann, Dublin Bus, LuasMarketing – An Bord Trachtala
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Distinguish Between National & Local
Government
• National • Government
ministers & departments run the country
• Local• County councillors
run towns & counties
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Government Departments
• Finance• Education and
Skills• Health• Jobs, Enterprise
and Innovation
Financed by tax
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Local Government Services
• County Councils• Dumps• Planning permission• Repair roads• Libraries
• Financed by charging for these services.
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The National Budget• Is a plan of future government
income and expenditure for the country.
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Prepared by
• The Minister for Finance• In December
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Decisions made
• How much does the gov need to spend?
• How much can be raised by tax?• How much does the gov need to
borrow?
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Balance Budget
• Planned Income = Planned Expenditure
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Surplus Budget
• Planned Income > Planned Expenditure
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What can be done with a surplus budget?
• Pay off loans (National Debt)• Reduce tax• Increase spending on health,
education
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Deficit Budget
• Planned Income < Planned Expenditure
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How can a deficit be reduced
• Increase tax• Reduce spending on health, education
etc.• Borrow money – increase the national
debt
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Source: Irish Independent 7/11/10
Irish government must cut spending by 6 billion euro in 2010 budget = approx 4,000 per household
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National Budget• Current Budget• Money received
and spent on a day-to-day basis.
• It is used up within one year.
• Current Income• Current
Expenditure
• Capital Budget• Money received and
spent on a once-off basis.
• It is used for things that last a long time.
• Capital Expenditure• Capital expenditure
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Current Income• Income Tax• PAYE: Pay As You Earn• PRSI: Pay Related Social Insurance• VAT: Value Added Tax• CGT: Capital Gains Tax (Profit on sale of an asset)
• CAT: Capital Aquisitians Tax (Gift or inheritance)
• Corporation Tax: Tax on companies profits
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..........• Customs/Import Duty: Tax on imports• Excise Duty: Tax on certain goods such
as alcohol, petrol, cigarettes• National Lottery: • Service Charges: Dump, library…. • Profits of Semi-State-Bodies: eg. ESB,
BNM
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Current Expenditure
• Civil & Public Service Salaries: Teachers……
• Social Welfare: Unemployment Benefit….
• Pensions:• Servicing the National Debt: Paying
interest on loans
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Capital Income
• Loans (National Debt):Money borrowed eg. from EU or the World Bank.
• Privatisation: Selling off semi-state-bodies eg. Airlingus.
• EU Grants: Money given to use by the EU to improve the country.
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Michael O’Leary offers to buy government’s share of
Aer Lingus
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EU Commission did not allow takeover as Ryanair would
then be a monopoly
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Capital Expenditure
• Public Utilities: Building schools, hospitals, roads, libraries……
• Agriculture: Grants to farmers.• Nationalisation: The government may
buy a privately owned company in order to save jobs or help the economy.
e.g. Anglo Irish Bank
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Revenue Buoyancy• Is when the actual taxation
revenue collected during the year is greater than that which had been planned for.
• This is not the case now however!
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National Debt• Is the total amount of money that
has been borrowed by the government over the years.
• Interest has to be paid and is very high.
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Debt servicing• Servicing the national debt means
paying interest on the countries loans.
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Economising• Means cutting down on spending
in order to save money.
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Exam Question 2008 Q (b)National Budget
Income €m €m
PAYE 2850
VAT 1930
Corporation Tax 260
Excise Duties 215 5255
Expenditure
Debt Servicing 290 Subtract
Health Services 1960
Social Welfare 1360
Education 1490
Agriculture 285 5385
Deficit (130)
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2007 Q 3 National Budget
Current A/C
Current Income 2621
- Current Exp -1910 +711
Capital A/C add
Capital Income 5961
- Capital Exp -5812 +149
Surplus +860
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2005 Q 6 (c)National BudgetIncome €m €m
PAYE 2,550
VAT 1,470
Corporation Tax
260
Customs Duties
235 4,515
Expenditure
Debt Servicing
190
Health Services
1,720
Social Welfare 1,230
Education & Science
1,340 4,480
Surplus 35
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Exam Question 2001 Q 4 (a)
Income €m €m
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Recap/Review• Why does the Government get involved
in the economy?• What is a Balanced Budget?• How can the Government deal with a Budget Surplus?
Budget Deficit?• Budget Deficit• Distinguish between Current Income and Current
Expenditure? Examples?• Distinguish between Capital Income and Capital
Expenditure? Examples?• What is the National Debt?• What is meant by Debt Servicing?