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Public sector


During the first quarter of 1999, the non-financial public sector registered a surplus of Col. $415 billion, 0.25% of GDP. The National Government presented the greatest fiscal imbalance equivalent to 0.74% of GDP. The Social Security Fund continued displaying the largest surpluses, 0.52% of GDP. The National Coffee Fund and Ecopetrol registered surpluses of 0.03% and 0.15% of GDP, respectively.

NON FINANCIAL PUBLIC SECTOR
REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND DEFICIT

Billon of pesos

ENTITIES

1998

1999 1/

REVENUES 2/

EXPENDITURES 3/

DEFICIT(-) SURPLUS(+)

DEFICIT(-) SURPLUS(+) (% OF GDP)

REVENUES 2/

EXPENDITURES 3/

DEFICIT(-) SURPLUS(+)

DEFICIT(-) SURPLUS(+) (% OF GDP)

Electric sector

4,091.0

4,864.0

(773.0)

(0.53)

795.0

847.0

(52.0)

(0.03)

Ecopetrol

5,231.5

5,102.0

129.5

0.09

1,263.0

1,013.0

250.0

0.15

Carbocol

447.0

330.0

117.0

0.08

115.0

83.0

32.0

0.02

Telecom

1,403.0

1,197.0

206.0

0.14

373.0

251.0

122.0

0.07

Medellín Metro

102.0

25.0

77.0

0.05

25.0

15.0

10.0

0.01

Other entities

4,455.0

4,198.0

257.0

0.18

1,149.0

842.0

307.0

0.19

Social security

11,270.0

9,128.0

2,142.0

1.46

2,369.0

1,516.0

853.0

0.52

Local and regional entities 4/

16,673.0

16,761.0

(88.0)

(0.06)

4,936.0

4,874.0

62.0

0.04

National Coffee Fund

1,508.0

1,476.0

32.0

0.02

337.0

284.0

53.0

0.03

National Government

16,880.0

23,821.0

(6,941.0)

(4.73)

5,183.0

6,405.0

(1,222.0)

(0.75)

TOTAL

62,060.5

66,902.0

(4,841.5)

(3.30)

16,545.0

16,130.0

415.0

0.25

1/ Correspond to the first quarter of 1999.
2/ Do not include privatization revenues. For 1998 the privatization total is $752 billion of pesos.
3/ Includes net loans.
4/ For 1999, correspond to the National Royalties Fund (FNR).
Source: Council for Fiscal Policy (CONFIS)  and National Planning Department - (DNP).