TheJournal.ie uses cookies. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more »
Dublin: 14 °C Monday 20 May, 2013
Trending:
RSS

Tags

See other tags

Tags

In numbers: the cost of running the country last year

Main findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report for 2009 broken down.

16/09/10 398 Views 2 Comments

THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR General as released the state’s accounts for 2009.

The reports can be read in full via the C & AG’s website.

Check out the main points through our slideshow below:

In numbers: the cost of running the country last year
1 / 8

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Tax revenue for 2009 was down €7.7bn on 2008, to €33.043bn.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Total Exchequer receipts for 2009 came in at €34.771bn. €42.543bn was received in 2008.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Servicing national debt cost us €2.641bn in 2009, up considerably from the €1.611bn spent in 2008. (image from Nina Matthews Photography via Creative Commons)

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Contributions to the National Pensions Reserve Fund came to €3bn last year. €1.69bn was paid in for 2008.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Ireland gave €1.486bn towards the EU budget in 2009, down from 2008's €1.587bn (image from alex-s via Creative Commons).

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Total Exchequer payments in 2009: €59.412bn. For 2008: €55.248bn.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    Net National debt for 2009 was €75.152bn. In 2008, it was €50.398, and in 2007 it was €37.560 (image from ndanger via Creative Commons).

  • Comptroller and Auditor General's Report

    A €390m contract was agreed for the National Convention Centre in Dublin, despite lower bids being made to the government. The report says the high price outweighs the economic benefits of the centre for the next 25 years.
  • Tax revenue for 2009 was down €7.7bn on 2008, to €33.043bn.
  • Total Exchequer receipts for 2009 came in at €34.771bn. €42.543bn was received in 2008.
  • Servicing national debt cost us €2.641bn in 2009, up considerably from the €1.611bn spent in 2008. (image from Nina Matthews Photography via Creative Commons)
  • Contributions to the National Pensions Reserve Fund came to €3bn last year. €1.69bn was paid in for 2008.
  • Ireland gave €1.486bn towards the EU budget in 2009, down from 2008's €1.587bn (image from alex-s via Creative Commons).
  • Total Exchequer payments in 2009: €59.412bn. For 2008: €55.248bn.
  • Net National debt for 2009 was €75.152bn. In 2008, it was €50.398, and in 2007 it was €37.560 (image from ndanger via Creative Commons).
  • A €390m contract was agreed for the National Convention Centre in Dublin, despite lower bids being made to the government. The report says the high price outweighs the economic benefits of the centre for the next 25 years.

About the author:

Susan Ryan
@SusanSRyan
susan@thejournal.ie

Contribute to this story:

Leave a Comment
Send a Photo / Video
Send a Tip
Send a Correction

Read next:

Comments (2 Comments)

Ordered By: Popularity
Leave a comment

Add New Comment

Read Next:

Shatter: ‘If Wallace is guilty of anything, it’s hypocrisy’ Penalty Points

Most Popular Today

TheJournal.ie
1
Bookie to refund bets on Ryan Dolan: ‘He didn’t deserve to finish last’
30,200  101
2
Cyclist in his 80s dies after being struck by car
22,935  111
3
Student accidentally shot dead by police while aiming for burglar
22,455  76
Business ETC
1
Big-brand logos that you should look more closely at
33,110  31
2
Yahoo! approves deal to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn takeover – report
8,083  5
3
€569 million – Ryanair’s profit for last year up 13%
4,067  51
TheScore.ie
1
8 of the best quotes on the opening day of the 2013 Sunday Game
26,865  39
2
As it happened: Premier League, final day
13,528  25
3
“If the Lions called Donnacha Ryan up tomorrow, he could play”
12,149  5
DailyEdge.ie
1
9 things you always leave until the last minute
39,404  61
2
7 desserts that will make you choke on your apple crumble
17,796  16
3
Gorgeous video makes Dublin look like a toytown
9,894  19

Trending Tags

ROW
Poll: Should Alan Shatter have made his Prime Time comments?
Poll: Should Alan Shatter have made his Prime Time comments?
Taoiseach backs Shatter in penalty points row with Wallace
Bus Éireann services to run as normal tomorrow
ABORTION
LIVE: Oireachtas hearings on planned abortion laws
LIVE: Oireachtas hearings on planned abortion laws
The 9 at 9: Monday
Psychiatrists to address Oireachtas abortion hearing today
GARDAí
Romanian gang found with €5k worth of stolen perfume, clothes and laptops
Romanian gang found with €5k worth of stolen perfume, clothes and laptops
Two gardaí in hospital following assault during Dublin house search
Body of man (20s) found in Tallaght field
IRELAND
Pilkington withdraws from Ireland squad to undergo treatment on knee
Pilkington withdraws from Ireland squad to undergo treatment on knee
WATCH: Drag queen falls off the stage at The Dragon in Dublin*
Column: In Ethiopia, ordinary Irish people doing extraordinary things in difficult circumstances
ENDA KENNY
Enda Kenny to receive honorary doctorate from Boston College today
Enda Kenny to receive honorary doctorate from Boston College today
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Taoiseach to lay wreath at bombing memorial during Boston trip
MURDER
Two men arrested over murder of former garda John Kerins
Two men arrested over murder of former garda John Kerins
The Evening Fix… now with the best way to wake up a hangover victim
British divorcee confesses to killing children by slitting their throats

About Us

Follow Us

Corrections

Policies

Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2013 Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623. Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Switch to Mobile Site

Sites: TheJournal.ie | BusinessETC.ie | TheScore.ie | DailyEdge.ie | Boards.ie | Adverts.ie | Daft.ie