Table 3

Expenditure of the Public Sector, Functional Distribution

 

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

 

 

DKK million

1-11

Total

7.473

7.916

8.239

8.756

9.259

1.0

General public services

798

883

965

979

1.056

1.1

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

630

692

711

740

799

1.2

Economic aid for foreign countries

-

0

-

-

-

1.3

General services

53

69

73

102

110

1.4

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

65

63

100

89

98

1.5

General public service etc.

22

26

36

24

30

1.6

Transactions relating to public debts and general transactions

28

33

44

24

19

2.0

Defence

228

231

183

236

262

2.1

Military defence etc.

228

231

183

236

262

2.2

Civil defence

-

-

-

0

0

3.0

Public order and security

230

264

305

313

330

3.1

Police

109

132

149

151

164

3.2

Fire-fighting service

36

40

45

44

42

3.3

Courts of justice

42

40

51

56

59

3.4

Prisons

44

52

60

62

65

3.5

Public order and security etc.

-

-

-

-

-

4.0

Economic affairs

1.000

981

957

962

931

4.1

General affairs within economy, trade, and labour market

53

66

54

49

51

4.2

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

119

114

118

118

139

4.3

Fuel and energy

140

127

135

112

114

4.4

Extraction of raw materials, production, and construction

71

68

78

121

150

4.5

Transport, communication,

other businesses

531

514

502

497

428

4.6

R & D in economy

40

41

45

48

48

4.7

Economic affairs etc.

45

51

24

16

0

5.0

Environmental protection

98

117

137

125

119

5.1

Management of waste and waste water, pollution control

46

59

74

75

76

5.2

Protection of biodiversity and landscape

-

-

-

-

-

5.3

Environmental protection etc.

52

58

63

50

43

6.0

Housing and other public facilities

297

301

297

384

387

6.1

House building

205

185

185

252

255

6.2

Development of towns and districts

6

2

38

52

40

6.3

Housing and public facilities etc.

86

114

73

79

92

7.0

Health care

913

944

999

1.116

1.192

7.1

Medical products, instruments, and equipment

-

21

24

24

31

7.2

Outpatient treatment

487

467

494

542

580

7.3

Hospital service

377

408

418

479

507

7.4

R & D within health care

-

-

-

-

-

7.5

Health care etc.

49

47

64

71

74

8.0

Leisure, culture, and religion

257

277

298

310

308

8.1

Leisure and sports services

34

36

49

58

36

8.2

Cultural services

145

165

167

163

162

8.3

Religious and other organisations

52

52

58

63

60

8.4

Leisure, culture, and religion etc.

26

24

23

27

49

9.0

Education

1.375

1.477

1.587

1.659

1.836

9.1

Primary and lower secondary school and the like

742

750

808

781

838

9.2

Secondary school

270

337

358

426

520

9.3

Higher education

195

222

244

278

277

9.4

Education outside the level system

59

63

67

61

67

9.5

Education etc.

109

105

110

113

134

10.0

Social protection

1.922

2.074

2.140

2.270

2.432

10.1

Illness and disablement

305

341

371

419

468

10.2

Retirement pensions

691

724

780

841

856

10.3

Families and children

578

641

657

696

782

10.4

Unemployment

23

26

30

32

31

10.5

Housing

163

203

174

161

137

10.6

Social benefits n.e.s.

141

114

99

84

125

10.7

Social protection etc.

22

25

28

37

34

11.0

Other items

356

367

370

402

406

11.1

Expenditure not attributed to a definite function

356

367

370

402

406

Source: Statistics Greenland