Media Statement
Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Ten Months Ended 30 April 2012
6 Jun 2012
Fergus Welsh
Chief Financial Officer
The Treasury
The Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Ten Months Ended 30 April 2012 were released by the Treasury today.
The monthly financial statements are compared against monthly forecast tracks based on the 2012 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (Budget) published last month.
In the ten month period to 30 April, core Crown tax revenue of $45.1 billion was $772 million or 1.7% higher than forecast:
- Corporate tax was $452 million (7.0%) above forecast with 2011 terminal tax assessments and Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) tax each approximately $200 million above forecast. There was stronger volume growth in PIE tax than forecast, particularly for KiwiSaver funds and strong investment returns in the March 2012 quarter.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) was $313 million (2.7%) above forecast, mainly as a result of smaller-than-expected GST refunds.
For the same period, core Crown expenditure of $56.1 billion was $323 million or 0.6% lower than forecast.
The operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL) deficit for the ten months to 30 April was $1.4 billion (19.2%) lower than forecast at $5.9 billion, largely as a result of the higher-than-expected tax and lower-than-expected core Crown expenses. In addition, better than expected results across State-owned enterprises and Crown entities contributed approximately $300 million to the lower-than-expected deficit.
At 30 April, net debt stood at $52.0 billion (25.9% of GDP) and gross debt stood at $78.1 billion (38.8% of GDP).
| Year to date | Full Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ million | April 2012 Actual1 |
April 2012 BEFU Forecast1 |
Variance to BEFU $m |
Variance to BEFU % |
June 2012 BEFU Forecast2 |
| Core Crown | |||||
| Core Crown tax revenue | 45,092 | 44,320 | 772 | 1.7 | 54,741 |
| Core Crown revenue |
49,320 | 48,566 | 754 | 1.6 | 60,031 |
| Core Crown expenses | 56,132 | 56,455 | 323 | 0.6 | 69,633 |
| Core Crown residual cash | (12,124) | (12,710) | 586 | 4.6 | (12,119) |
| Gross debt3 | 78,054 | 77,274 | (780) | (1.0) | 80,142 |
| as a percentage of GDP | 38.8% | 38.4% | 38.5% | ||
| Net debt4 | 52,031 | 52,626 | 595 | 1.1 | 51,921 |
| as a percentage of GDP | 25.9% | 26.2% | 25.0% | ||
| Total Crown | |||||
| Operating balance before gains and losses | (5,942) | (7,358) | 1,416 | 19.2 | (8,441) |
| Operating balance | (8,999) | (10,532) | 1,533 | 14.6 | (10,642) |
| Net worth | 71,942 | 70,408 | 1,534 | 2.2 | 70,303 |
1 Using GDP for the year ended 31 December 2011 of $201,086 million (Source: Statistics New Zealand)
2 Using forecast GDP for the year ended 30 June 2012 of $207,987 million (Source: The Treasury)
3 Gross sovereign-issued debt excluding settlement cash and Reserve Bank bills
4 Net core Crown debt excluding student loans and other advances
ENDS
Officer for Enquiries
Kamlesh Patel | Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accountant PortfolioTel: +64 4 917 6094
Email: kamlesh.patel@treasury.govt.nz
