STATE EXPENDITURE IN GREENLAND

State expenditure, excluding block grants and other expenditure concerning Greenland, can be divided into a number of areas and attributed to a number of ministries.

There may be problems of delimitation with respect to which expenses actually concern Greenland. In the statistics for the public finances of Greenland, only expenses incurred near or in Greenland are included. This delimitation is in accordance with the international guidelines under the European System of Accounts (ESA 95).

The primary responsibility of the state in Greenland is the defence and the safeguarding of order and security (the police and the judicial system).

The defence includes Island Command Greenland, the Sirius Patrol, and fisheries inspection performed by the Navy and the Air Force.

Among the other activities are the Danish Maritime Agency and the High Commissioner, the National Environmental Research Institute, the National Institute of Aquatic Resources, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA), the Danish Working Environment Authority, and the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI).

An overview of state spending in Greenland can be seen in Overview 1 and in Table 15 with spending by ministry.

Overview 1

State Expenditure Concerning Greenland

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
	DKK million
Total	3.611	3.665	3.767	3.886	4.019
Total of transfers from the Danish state	3.041	3.100	3.151	3.226	3.330
Block grant	3.006	3.069	3.120	3.202	3.301
Other transfers	35	32	32	24	29
Total state expenditure in Greenland 1)	570	564	616	660	689
Public service	474	479	510	539	587
General affairs	53	57	55	95	82
Defence	220	228	231	183	236
Public order and security	200	194	224	260	269
Economic affairs	38	33	50	63	60
General affairs within economy, trade, and labour market	23	23	27	28	29
Transport, communication, other sectors	13	9	21	33	30
R & D in economical matters	1	1	1	1	1
Environmental protection	41	35	38	40	23
Other expenses	18	18	18	19	20

Notes: 1) Expenses paid by the Danish state near and in Greenland. Please note that income is not included in this overview.

Source: Statistics Greenland