Table 3

Expenditure of the Public Sector, Functional Distribution

 

 

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

 

 

                            DKK million                                               

1-11

Total

7.459

7.473

7.916

8.239

8.756

1.0

General public services

802

798

883

965

979

1.1

Executive and legislative bodies, taxation and finance authorities, foreign service

657

630

692

711

740

1.2

Economic aid for foreign countries

1

-

0

-

-

1.3

General services

50

53

69

73

102

1.4

Basic research and R & D within the sector of general public service

61

65

63

100

89

1.5

General public service etc.

19

22

26

36

24

1.6

Transactions relating to public debts and general transactions

15

28

33

44

24

2.0

Defence

220

228

231

183

236

2.1

Military defence etc.

220

228

231

183

236

2.2

Civil defence

-

-

-

-

0

3.0

Public order and security

235

230

264

305

313

3.1

Police

118

109

132

149

151

3.2

Fire-fighting service

36

36

40

45

44

3.3

Courts of justice

41

42

40

51

56

3.4

Prisons

40

44

52

60

62

3.5

Public order and security etc.

-

-

-

-

-

4.0

Economic affairs

1.033

1.000

981

957

962

4.1

General affairs within economy, trade, and labour market

53

53

66

54

49

4.2

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

128

119

114

118

118

4.3

Fuel and energy

106

140

127

135

112

4.4

Extraction of raw materials, production, and construction

85

71

68

78

121

4.5

Transport, communication,

other businesses

565

531

514

502

497

4.6

R & D in economy

38

40

41

45

48

4.7

Economic affairs etc.

58

45

51

24

16

5.0

Environmental protection

123

98

117

137

125

5.1

Management of waste and waste water, pollution control

67

46

59

74

75

5.2

Protection of biodiversity and landscape

-

-

-

-

-

5.3

Environmental protection etc.

55

52

58

63

50

6.0

Housing and other public facilities

256

297

301

297

384

6.1

House building

156

205

185

185

252

6.2

Development of towns and districts

12

6

2

38

52

6.3

Housing and public facilities etc.

89

86

114

73

79

7.0

Health care

898

913

944

999

1.116

7.1

Medical products, instruments, and equipment

-

-

21

24

24

7.2

Outpatient treatment

490

487

467

494

542

7.3

Hospital service

364

377

408

418

479

7.4

R & D within health care

-

-

-

-

-

7.5

Health care etc.

44

49

47

64

71

8.0

Leisure, culture, and religion

277

257

277

298

310

8.1

Leisure and sports services

44

34

36

49

58

8.2

Cultural services

148

145

165

167

163

8.3

Religious and other organisations

55

52

52

58

63

8.4

Leisure, culture, and religion etc.

30

26

24

23

27

9.0

Education

1.348

1.375

1.477

1.587

1.659

9.1

Primary and lower secondary school and the like

759

742

750

808

781

9.2

Secondary school

330

270

337

358

426

9.3

Higher education

116

195

222

244

278

9.4

Education outside the level system

33

59

63

67

61

9.5

Education etc.

109

109

105

110

113

10.0

Social protection

1.910

1.922

2.074

2.140

2.270

10.1

Illness and disablement

285

305

341

371

419

10.2

Retirement pensions

696

691

724

780

841

10.3

Families and children

557

578

641

657

696

10.4

Unemployment

26

23

26

30

32

10.5

Housing

200

163

203

174

161

10.6

Social benefits n.e.s.

126

141

114

99

84

10.7

Social protection etc.

20

22

25

28

37

11.0

Other items

355

356

367

370

402

11.1

Expenditure not attributed to a definite function

355

356

367

370

402


Source: Statistics Greenland