Central government financing requirement in 2014 and 2015

25-08-2014

On Tuesday, August 26 at 10.00 AM, Budget Outlook 2, August 2014 will be available at fm.dk.

The estimates of the central government net financing and financing requirement in 2014 and 2015 are presented in table 1 below. The central government financing requirement is expected to be DKK 136bn in 2014 and 186bn in 2015. 

The financing requirement is met through borrowing or by drawing on the central government account. 

The financing strategy is published by Danmarks Nationalbank on the website of the government debt management office.

Table 1. Net financing requirement and central-government financing requirement in 2014 and 2015

DKK bn.

2014

2015

Net financing requirement

21

57

Repayment of long term debt etc. 1)

80

96

Repayment of short term debt 2)

35

32

 

   

Financing requirement

136

186

 - domestic financing requirement 

109

162

 - foreign financing requirement

27

24

 

1) Incl. payments from the central government in cross-currency swaps and net bond purchase of state owned funds.


2) Repayments of short term debt correspond to the outstanding amount of Treasury bills and commercial papers at the beginning of the year.
Source: Budget Outlook 2, August 2014.