ECONOMY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES

The figures in this section are taken from the accounts and are not processed figures from the statistics on the public finances of Greenland. Overview 1 shows the incomes and expenses of the municipalities.

Overview 1

Municipal Accounts

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
	DKK million
Total income	2.729	2.866	2.966	3.009	3.147	3.236
Income tax and corporate tax	1.521	1.598	1.729	1.674	1.764	1.803
General subsidies and tax equalization	1.123	1.144	1.127	1.198	981	1.359
Investment income	43	57	46	36	307	23
Other income	42	67	65	100	95	51
Total operation costs	2.367	2.452	2.604	2.684	2.815	2.841
Administration	488	504	507	505	501	545
Technical departments	179	169	205	215	195	190
Labour market and business departments	69	65	79	89	128	150
Social service departments	624	663	696	811	787	749
Departments of education and cultural affairs	981	1.013	1.077	1.024	1.162	1.165
Supply service	27	38	40	41	43	41
Construction total	213	265	259	391	309	426
Administration	16	23	4	15	132	5
Technical departments	30	49	68	81	53	65
Housing	61	69	81	158	67	151
Labour market and business departments	25	23	13	1	1	9
Social service departments	17	18	18	18	18	19
Departments of education and cultural affairs	49	72	48	53	12	102
Supply service	3	4	1	1	2	10
Development	12	7	27	65	26	65
Operation and construction costs	2.580	2.716	2.863	3.076	3.125	3.266
Operation and construction surplus	149	149	102	-67	23	-30

Note: The figures for 2009 and 2010 are budget figures.

Source: KANUKOKA

The income of the municipalities consists primarily of income taxes and block grants from the government of Greenland. Block grants from the state are handled by the government of Greenland as a payment under the management agreement between the government and the Greenlandic municipalities.

Block grants from the government of Greenland are divided into five parts: A basic grant, a social block grant, a grant for schools, a grant for other areas, and a structural contribution, cf. Table 18.