catalan government budget 2009

Generalitatde Catalunya

A Budget to face the crisis and protect the most vulnerable sectors


Summary

Macroeconomic FrameworkKey Budget DataCore Goals and PoliciesRevenue AnalysisExpenditure Analysis


Macroeconomic Framework

Macroeconomic Framework 1


Catalonia macroeconomic forecast% year over year variation, unless indicated otherwise

Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance

11.6-1.6

-54.9

2.6

0.10.81.90.30.4

-6.0-2.2-4.04.0

-0.1-0.52.5

223,002-0.1

2009

-0.45.6Gross fixed capital formation3

1.37.7Capital goods (excluding construction)-2.03.6Construction

8.86.5Estimated Unemployment rate (Labour Force Survey)-0.22.8Jobs created (% variation)4

-5.693.2Jobs created (thousands)4

Labour market3.13.2GDP deflator

Prices-0.10.5Trade balance with the rest of Spain3

1.86.0Imports of goods and services2.44.9Exports of goods and services0.1-0.8Foreign trade balance3

0.0-0.3Foreign trade balance1

5.25.5Public sector consumption expenditure2

0.92.9Household consumption expenditure

1.23.9Internal demand14.36.8GDP mp (% nominal variation)

217,568208,627GDP mp (€ million at current values)

1.23.6GDP mp (% real variation)20082007

1. Growth contribution2. Includes non-profit institutions offering household services consumption expenditure3. Includes stock variation4. In terrms of full time equivalents

Macroeconomic Framework 1.1


% year over year variation – ESA 2000 base


GDP evolution

(pr) forecastSource: Idescat, INE and IMF

3.22.5 2.9 3.2 3.3

3.9 3.6

1.2

-0.1-1.00.0

1.02.0

3.04.0

5.0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(pr)

2009(pr)

Catalonia Spain Euro area


Internal and external demand


% growth contribution

Source: Idescat. Includes non-profit institutions offering household services consumption expenditure, stock variation, trade balance with the rest of Spain and foreign trade balance.

3.53.0

3.6

4.7 4.43.9

1.2

-0.5-0.3 -0.5 -0.7-1.5

-2.1

-0.5 -0.3

0.0 0.4

5.4

-3.0-2.0-1.00.01.02.03.04.05.06.0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(pr)

2009(pr)

Internal demand External demand GDP

Generalitatde Catalunya Macroeconomic Framework 1.4

Source: Ministry of Public Works (Spain’s central Government ministry) and Directorate-General of Housing

Housing evolution% year over year variation, 12 month mobile average

-70

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

Jan.2002

July Jan.2003

July Jan.2004

July Jan.2005

July Jan.2006

July Jan.2007

July Jan.2008

July

Started

Finished

Generalitatde Catalunya Macroeconomic Framework 1.5

Source: Idescat

Imports and Exports% year over year variation, 12 month mobile average

-3.0-1.01.03.05.07.09.0

11.013.015.017.0

M2002

J S D M2003

J S D M2004

J S D M2005

J S D M2006

J S D M2007

J S D M2008

J

Exports

Imports


CPI evolution


% average anual change

(pr) forecastSource: Idescat, INE and IMF

3.9

2.2 2.1

2.8

3.83.5 3.7 3.5 3.5

3.93.7

2.6

4.2

2.3

-0.50.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.5

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(pr)

2009(pr)

Dif. Cat-Spain Catalonia Spain Euro area


Unemployment rate% Labour force

(pr) forecastSource: Idescat, INE, IMF and Ministry of Economy and FinanceThere is a break in methodolgy for the data for Catalonia and Spain in 2001 and 2005


18.817.1

14.4

10.78.9

8.67.0 6.6 6.5

8.8

11.610.1 10.1 9.7

5.0

7.5

10.0

12.5

15.0

17.5

20.0

22.5

25.0

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(pr)

2009(pr)

Catalonia Spain Euro Area


Key Budget Data

Key Budget Data 2


PRUDENCE AND AUSTERITY

PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS

SOCIAL POLICIES

FACING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

A Budget to face the crisis and protect the most vulnerable sectors

Budget 2009 Core Goals

Key Budget Data 2.1


SOCIAL POLICIES



Expenditure growth bigger than nominal GDP variationPublic capital expenditure of € 6,581 million (€ 5,494 million excluding investments with special financing systems), almost 3% of Catalan GDP Employment promotion: strengthening professional qualification and training (€ 100 million to unemployed people training credits)Improvement of financing conditions for the economy (€ 300 million for credits to finance SMEs, € 400 million to support several sectors, € 1,500 million to guarantees for asset-backed securities fund)

Social expenditure absorbs 51.6% of Generalitat consolidated Public Sector BudgetMain social policies raises by € 712.7 million, or 4.2% (Health, Education, Social protection and Housing)Enhancing and consolidating basic public services in Health and EducationDevelopment of social protection systems for the most vulnerable people (Long-term care, Social services and Economic social benefits acts deployment)

Key Budget Data 2.2





Boosting R+D+I expenditures in the National Agreement for Research and Innovation framework (increases

33.9%)

Investment in public economic goods 17.3% (Transportation, Water facilities, Environment and others)

Industry support: € 48 million to industry financing, € 23 million to industry assets renewal

Restraint in public hiringFreezing the wages of public sector high ranking officials and managersDecreasing administration and general services expenditures by € 45.9 millionReducing some specific expenditures (protocol, advertising, studies, etc.) Restraint of general fund non-financial expenditures (+2.4%) in a 4.5% decreasing non-financial revenues framework

Key Budget Data 2.3


8.9370.34,534.74,164.4Total non-financial earmarked revenues

-4.5-995.021,141.222,136.2Total non-financial general fund revenues

-2.41.0

49.09.7

-4.4-4.96.6

-2.75.3

-1.4-13.522.9

-24.11.2

14.412.1

-46.0%

-624.728.9

297.539.2

-990.2-7.743.9

-83.7628.1-31.6

-571.11,230.8

-1,570.816.867.9

107.3-1,762.8amount

Var 09/08

25,675.926,300.6Total Generalitat non-financial revenues2,917.22,888.3Local Governments share of Central Government’s Revenues (earmarked)

904.3606.8Rest of non-financial earmarked revenues442.2403.0Rest of general fund non-financial revenues

21,412.322,402.5Total revenues from financing framework148.3156.0Other revenues from financing framework 713.2669.3Finance model earmarked revenues (Police and IT agreements)

3,053.83,137.5Equalization transfer2

12,537.611,909.5Shared taxes2,275.52,307.1Other shared taxes 13,667.74,238.8VAT (share of Spanish central tax)6,594.45,363.6Personal income tax (regional share)4,959.46,530.2Devolved taxes1,361.31,344.5Other totally devolved taxes

538.9471.0Wealth tax991.3884.0Inheritance and donation tax

2,067.93,830.7Tax on capital transfers and documented legal acts

20092008Concepts

Million €Generalitat de Catalunya Revenue estimates

1. Includes pending settlement of PIT and taxes on consumption of specific products 2.Includes equalization transfer pending settlements

Key Budget Data 2.4


Tax on capital transfers and documented legal acts evolution

Key Budget Data 2.5

Million €

Source: Ministry of Economy and Finance

-1,400

-400

600

1,600

2,600

3,600

4,600

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Diff. outturn-forecast Forecast Outturn


Generalitat Administration non-financial expenditure ceilingMillion €

2.4

250.1

353.2

-4.5

%

533.123,086.722,553.6General fund non-financial expenditure ceiling

Var 09/0820092008Concepts

-130.3-182.4-52.1Non-financial surplus/deficit of the rest of ESA entities + ESA corrections

1,658.32,127.8469.5Non-financial deficit (*)

-995.021,141.222,136.2Non-financial revenues (general fund)

amount

Key Budget Data 2.6

(*) For fiscal year 2009, non-financial deficit is equivalent to 1% of Catalan GDP


Generalitat Public Sector RevenuesMillion €

6.4

49.5

0.4

13.3

-4.5

%

2,235.136,985.134,750.0Total Revenues

2,125.46,421.44,296.0Financial revenues

109.730,563.830,454.1Total non-financial revenues

Var 09/0820092008Concepts

1,104.79,422.58,317.9Non-financial revenues (earmarked revenues)

-99521,141.222,136.2Non-financial revenues (general fund)

amount

Key Budget Data 2.7


Generalitat Public Sector Budgets1

Key Budget Data 2.8

Million €

1. Includes financial

6.436,985.134,750.0Consolidated total

9.1---19,389.8---17,773.2Internal transfers

7.3100.056,374.9100.052,523.3Total (non-consolidated)

197.30.5287.90.296.9Foundations

38.45.53,091.34.32,233.6Consortiums

2.55.12,867.65.32,796.8Trading companies

14.811.56,489.810.85,654.3Public law companies

-3.50.3153.40.3159.0Autonomous commercial and financial entities

11.41.3720.81.2646.9Autonomous administrative entities

2.723.113,033.324.212,692.5Catalan Healthcare Service, Catalan Institute of Health and Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services

5.352.729,730.853.828,243.3Generalitat Administration

% var%amount %amount09/08Budget 2009Budget 2008

Subsector


Broadening of the Budget’s perimeter (number of entities)

N.B.: The increase is due, fundamentally, to including already existing bodies in the budget perimeter

Key Budget Data 2.9

90

--

--

29

31

4

22

3

1

2003

203139Total

312Foundations

6534Consortiums

3232Trading companies

4138Public law companies

44Autonomous commercial and financial entities

2625Autonomous administrative entities

33Catalan Healthcare Service, Catalan Institute of Health and Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services

11Generalitat Administration (15 ministries, 5 non-departmental funds, 7 higher bodies and others)

20092008Subsector


Budget position

Key Budget Data 2.10

In ESA terms (Base 2000) – Million €

-2,127.8Non-financial surplus (+) or deficit (-) in ESA terms with golden rule

-532.0Golden rule application

-1,595.8Non-financial surplus (+) or deficit (-) in ESA terms

259.4ESA corrections

-1,855.2Budget non-financial surplus (+) or deficit (-)

30,471.6Total non-financial expenditures (without golden rule) 1

28,616.3Total non-financial revenues

2009

1. In accordance with the reform of budget stability laws, a limited additional deficit may be presented, provided it is destined to finance increases in productiveinvestments. This is known as the “golden rule”.


Debt


Generalitat Administration in ESA termsMillion €

1. Debt balance at 31/12 2008 corresponds to the annual programme in negotiation at present. That of 2009 corresponds to the budget forecast for 2009.

9.438.19% Debt balance at 31December over Catalan GDP

3,222.02,191.5Annual net debt

21,034.417,812.4Debt balance at 31 December1

20092008Debt in ESA terms (base 2000)


Details of investment by policy in the Generalitat Public SectorMillion €


100.06,581.2100,01.086,8100.05,494.4Total 8.7570.9----10.4570.9Other1.384.4----1.584.4Social protection1.492.1----1.792.1Local governments support1.493.7----1.793.7Agriculture, livestock and fishing2.3148.3----2.7148.3Environment2.6168.9----3.1168.9Town planning2.7174.9----3.2174.9Information Society3.0200.39.097.51.9102.7Security and justice4.6303.2----5.5303.2Healthcare4.4289.64.751.24.3238.4Agrarian and rural infrastructure7.7505.6----9.2505.6Education7.7510.0----9.3510.0Housing9.5624.0----11.4624.0Water cycle

42.82,815.486.3938.034.21,877.4Transportation%amount%amount%amount

Specific financing Total InvestmentBudget 2009


Investments to be made in 2009 with specific financingMillion €


100.01,086.8100.0659.7Total investments with specific financing systems

20.4221.228.1185.1Total deferred payment (German method)

4.751.26.643.8Irrigation

11.3123.012.381.1Transportation and rail infrastructure

4.347.09.160.3Roads

79.6865.671.9474.5Total land rights and concessions

41.4450.037.0244.2Roads

29.3318.10.00.0Transport and rail infrastructure

0.00.04.127.3Public security

9.097.530.8203.0Justice and prison services

%amount% amount

20092008


Generalitat Public Sector investmentMillion €


1,297.8 1,367.6 1,567.4 1,795.62,222.4 2,450.4 2,715.7

4,483.24,787.6

4,485.5

5,246.8 5,494.4

2,450.43,138.2

5,284.65,778.3

5,099.7

5,906.56,581.2

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Public sector investment

Public sector investment + specif ic f inancing


Generalitat Public Sector InvestmentMillion €


211

744718

622671641

399365342282250220

1.18 1.16 1.24 1.321.53 1.57

1.62

2.48 2.45

2.152.41 2.46

0

100

200

300

400

500

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700

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900

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

€

0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50 %

Investment per capita (€) Percentage over GDP (%)


Generalitat Public Administration in ESA terms (base 2000)Investment financing

% real investment



Core Goals and Policies

Core Goals and Policies 3




SOCIAL POLICIES



Core Goals and Policies 3.1


-2.2-45.9General Administration and Services

33.9126.4Research, Development & Innovation

21.4191.0Water cycle

15.2415.5Transportation

163.7Employment promotion

44.8Housing

109.8Social protection

259.0Education

299.0Health

5.0876.4Social Policies

% var.Million €

Policies with most outstanding growth

Core Goals and Policies 3.1 (bis)


Generalitat Public Sector Expenditures by Expenditure areasMillion €


6.4--36,985.1--34,750.0Total 39.92.2805.31.7575.6Public debt (repayments)5.9100.036,179.9100.034,174.5Total excluding public-debt repayments

18.92.2808.92.0680.6Public debt (interests)0.00.3110.00.3110.0Contingency fund

1.38.93,214.39.33,174.6Financial support to local governments5.65.21,890.65.21,791.0Promoting and regulating production sectors

13.918.66,728.217.35,909.5Public economic goods and services (infrastructures, R+D+i, etc.)

3.946.316,763.347.216,141.1Public social goods and services (health, education, housing, culture, etc.)

13.76.42,318.56.02,039.2Social protection and promotion (social assistance and employment)

6.75.92,145.05.92,010.7General public services (justice, security, foreign relations)

-5.06.12,201.06.82,317.7Running institutions and general administration% var%amount%amount09/08Budget 2009Budget 2008 Expenditure area


Maximum waiting time goal accomplishment in diagnosis tests and in guaranteed non-urgent surgical proceedings

€ 0.8 million for electronic medical prescription system deployment

96 social health centers with accommodation and 1,994 day hospital places

37 centers with psychiatric hospitalisation and 2,079places in day centers

410 primary healthcare centers and 821 local surgeries

Catalan Healthcare Institute professionals (ICS professionals)

professionals linked to the public health service

professionals linked to the public-social care, healthcare and public-health network

41,768

1,536

Implementation of Catalonia’s Telemedicine Plan

€ 1.1 million for generalization of image-based diagnosis processes

€ 1.5 million to extend shared medical records in Catalonia and in whole health industry

Purchase of human papilloma virus vaccine (€ 10.8 million)

Improvement of prevention and control on food and environmental factors control that could have a negative impact on health (€ 16 million)

Expansion of child oral health attention coverage (€ 2.3 million )

€ 180.6 million destined to 86 investment actions in specialised care

€ 79.3 million destined to 238 investment actions in primary healthcare

Key actions included in the Budget

65 maintained hospitals in the Public Hospitals network (8 in ICS)91,000

€ 9,416 million

25.5% of Generalitat Public Sector consolidated Budget

Health



teachers in public universities

teachers in public schools

14,553

general education public schools3,011

distance learning university

public universities

university students

students in general non-university education

public kindergarten places

supported private schools

17

225,1811,180,460

40,900757

Foreign language plan application in 1,085 centers: training of 7,000 teachers and 600 grants for stays abroadFinishing 52 new constructions, large extensions and adaptations in school centres. Families assistance improvement : € 114.7 million for school meals and transport and € 9.5 million for the reusing textbooks programmeMeeting immigration schooling needs: welcome classrooms, 115 social environment educational plans and joint responsibility actions with local governments and supported private schoolsDevelopment of the qualification improvement actions included in 2nd Catalonia’s Professional Training General Plan (€ 16 million)Execution of 2007-2013 Universities Investment Plan (€ 99.64 million)Increasing 9.3% resources to Serra Húnter Plan for contracting new university professors and lecturers (€ 7.4 million)Transformation of universities and university qualifications to adapt them to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) (250 degrees and 100 masters)Approval and development of the map of university qualifications in Catalonia


69,406€ 6,028.3 million16.3% of Generalitat Public Sector consolidated Budget

€ 4,752.4 million for general education

€147.3 million for supplementary services

€ 1,081.8 million for university education

Education



€ 1,607 million €

€ 148.1 million for social assistance personnel and other social protection services

€ 18.4 million for immigrant people assistance

€ 86.9 million for primary social work

€ 261.5 million in-person benefits

€ 162.3 million for children and teenagers assistance

€ 198.9 million for families assistance and civil rights

€ 376.7 million for disabled people assistance

€ 349.7 million for elderly people long-term care (*)

Acts implementation: Long-term care, Socials services and Economic social benefitsRolling out the Social Services Act of CataloniaFamilies assistance act deployment in one-parent families affairsPensions and benefits guarantee fund creationRolling out the National Agreement for Immigration and approval of Citizenship and Immigration Plan 2009-2012Passing of new acts: childhood, immigrated people welcome and disabled people dogs assistanceLegislative processing for creating the Agency of fostered and ex-fostered young people by GeneralitatDeployment of a new model of coordination, cooperation and collaboration between the Catalan Ministry of Social Action and Citizenship and local governments in social policy issues : performance contracts


2,460 graduates in social work and in social education

75,500 beneficiaries of non-contributory services for basic needs and maintenance of home expenses

47,000 beneficiaries of support to surviving spouses3,724 beneficiaries of services for fostering children in care and 240 for fostering young

people formerly in care22,216 beneficiaries of non-professional care assistance and 14,622 beneficiaries of

assistance linked to a service in the Long-term care Act deployment framework

2,321 places in residential centers for minors under government tutelage

360,714 beneficiaries of help for families with children

5,578 places in residencies and home-residences8,159 places in occupational centers

22,510 public funded places in residences and 4,008 places in day centers for the elderly

Social protection


(*) Benefits included in the in-person benefits program


Augment d'un 3% del nombre de municipis que tenen plans de polítiques de dones fins a 700

Foment del voluntariat, millora de la cohesió social i la integració dels col.lectius amb risc d'exclusió

Increment de 3 oficines d'Atenció ciutanda fins arribar a 71 oficines repartides per tot el territori

Ampliació de la xarxa d'equipaments cívics fins a 172, i consolidació de la qualitat dels equipaments existents

Pla de transformació del Barri de la mina per a la millora de les condicions socials, educatives, cíviques i d'infraestructures

Desplegament de la llei del dret de les dones a eradicar la violència masclista .

Foment de la participació juvenil per a la cohesió social a través dels camps de treball (34 camps de treball a Catalunya)

Potenciació de la Xarxa Nacional d'Albetgs Socials de Catalunya fins a assolir els 479.000 usuaris el 2009

Tramitació de la llei de polítiques de joventut.

Cohesió social i ciutadania: promoció social

77,6 M€

11,3 M€

40,4 M€

Actuacions principals incloses en els pressupostos

per a serveis a la comunitat

per a desenvolupament de polítiques de dones

per a serveis a la joventut

129,3M€

Increasing 3% the number of local governments with a women policy plan with a goal of 700

Promoting volunteering, improving social cohesion and integration of people in risk of social exclusion

Increase of 3 citizen service offices with a goal of 71 offices in Catalonia

Expansion of the current network of civic centers, with a goal of 172, and consolidation of the quality of current centers.

La Mina neighbourhood transformation plan to improve social, education and civic conditions and infrastructures

Deployment of Women’s right to eradicate sexist violence Act

Promoting youth participation for social cohesion through work camps (34 work camps in Catalonia)

Promoting Catalonia Youth Hostels Network with a goal of 479,000 users in 2009

Youth Policies Act legislative processing

Social promotion

€ 77.6 million for community services

€ 11.3 million for carrying out policies for women

€ 40.4 million for youth services


€ 129.3 million



€ 7.1 million for sport in schools

€ 116.5 million for sports and physical education

€ 83.3 million for protecting and conserving cultural heritage

€ 241.2 million for supporting cultural creation, production, promotion and diffusion

€ 15.3 million for sport federations grants

985 teaching centres in the Catalan Sport in Schools Plan

Promoting a sport cluster around CAR (Sports center of high performance)

Consolidation of the Physical Activity Plan, Sport and Health (PAFES)

PIEC 2010-2015 elaboration (Catalonia Sport Facilities and Equipment Plan)

€ 38.4 million for developing Museums Plan, Archaeology Plan, Archives Plan and actions in architectural heritage

€ 58.3 million to support and promote cultural industries

€ 28.9 million to support and promote cultural creation

€ 6.5 million to promote reading

€ 89.1 million for cultural facilities


€ 440.9 M€

Culture and sport



professionals14,842

Increase 3,200 m2 in CIRE workshops

Achive 3,000 inmate employed in Re-employment Initiatives Centre (CIRE) workshops

Attention to the increase of alternative penal measures

New court buildings constructions in Berga, Balaguer, Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Esplugues de Llobregat

Girona Provincial Court building construction

Opening of new court building in Manresa and Granollers and starting activity of El Vendrell and Terrassa building courts

New prisons construction : Puig de les Basses, Mas d'Enric and Catalonia’s women prison

Opening of prisons : Lledoners, Joves Quatre Camins and Centre Obert BCN-2

Attorney-general and Catalonia Legal Medicine Institute moving to the Justice City

Opening of 155 courts of Barcelona in the Justice City of Barcelona and l'Hospitalet de Llobregat

Proposed creation of 23 new legal bodies


free-of-charge legal aid actions430,000administration personnel1,593judicial bodies597justice administration7,741prisons15prison services and youth justice5.508youth justice centers7

€ 877.7 million

Justice



Installation of 27 new radar units, 50 road information cameras and development of variable speed system

Assumption by 112 phone number of emergency phone numbers 061 and 088

Works execution in 112 center of Reus and planning 112 center of Barcelona

Renovation and extension of aerial means : acquisition of 4 new helicopters

Executing and ending construction, extension and renovation works in 16 fire stations and acquisition of 68 new fire trucks

Recruitment and training in the Catalonia Public Security Institute of 1,020 Mossos d'Esquadra and 110 firefighters

New police stations construction in Tarragona, Tortosa, Barcelona St. Martí and Barcelona Sarrià-St. Gervasi

Ending police stations construction in Gavà, Barcelona Eixample and Sabadell


administration personnel1,318

fire trucks749firefighters3,198

police vehicles3,481police station personnel1,142

police stations98mossos d'esquadra (regional police)16,700

fire stations150professionals22,358

€ 1,192.2 million

Security and civil protection


Generalitatde Catalunya Core Goals and Policies 3.10

for culture and sport

for water availability and purification

for waste-treatment infrastructures

for employment promotion

for social protection and promotion policies

for education

for public transports

as Generalitat’s financial support to local governments (Δ 3,8%)

as Local governments share of central government’s revenues (Δ 1%)

€ 60.8 million

€ 62.7 million

€ 88.3 million

€ 103.3 million

€ 159.1 million

€ 364.4 million

€ 392.1 million

for others transfers to local governments for sector policies (Δ 2,6%)€ 1,425.0 million

€ 297.1 million

€ 2,917.2 million

in financial support to local governments€ 3,214.3 million

€ 4,639.3 million of current and capital transfers to local governments

Local governments


International conflict mediator training in collaboration with United Nations (Staff College)

Grants for citizen participation, democratic memorial recovering and peace projects

Ending works for the Catalan Institute for Peace seat

€ 19.0 million for civic participation actions

Democratic quality

Increasing support to the World Food Programme

Foreign Catalan communities: constituted community network meetings

Foreign Catalan cooperation: agreements with Mozambique

Expanding foreign government offices network: opening of government offices in Mexico and Argentina

€ 25.2 million for foreign relations

€ 49.9 million for development cooperation

Foreign action



Opening Virtual Office of procedures and stages as citizens (OVAC) and enterprises (OVTE) procedures and stages web portals

Initiate electronic invoicing in the Public Administration

Public contracting website deployment

New electronic files manager tool to improve public contracting management

Strengthening interoperability between public administrations and electronic transfer security

Boosting electronic services development for citizens

Consolidating continuous training Generalitat Administration system

Public administration

Boosting Volunteers for the language programme

Technological tools supply to make Catalan use easier (automatic translator, linguistic questions and Catalan on-line)

Immigrant people linguistic welcome Plan 2009

€ 38.6 million to promote Catalan language

Linguistic policies


Strategic agreement for the internationalisation, quality of employment and competitiveness of the Catalan economy 2008-2011

9,061.1Total1,234.2External financing

7,826.9Budget 2009 financing

9,061.1Total

1,155.4Social cohesion Social cohesion and long-term care assistance

Field 7

132.7Employment qualityImmigration and labour market; employment policies; labour relations; competitiveness model and public contracting

Field 6

1,312.9Economy and environment Rational and quality in the use of resources; sustainable development and global warming

Field 5

1,600.5Enterprise competitivenessCompetence regulation, procedures and stages simplification in public contracting; corporate growth, clusters and business cooperation; financing of economic activity; investment attraction and internationalisation; boostingentrepreneurship; energy and telecommunications policy; land use and industrial areas

Field 4

3,880.3InfrastructuresStrategic infrastructures; mobility policy

Field 3

472.3Education and qualification Professional training; school success; English language skills; university policy

Field 2

507.0Innovation and knowledge Innovation and technological transfer; R+D; retaining and attracting talented people

Field 1

Budget 2009 (*)

Source: DG Economic Promotion. Ministry of Economy and Finance(*) Amounts in million €



Deployment of the new agency to support innovation and internationalization (ACC1Ó)

Elaboration of Catalonia’s Research and Innovation Plan 2009-2013

€ 157.4 million for biomedical and health sciences R+D programme

€ 143.2 million for innovation programme

€ 39.1 million for agricultural and food industry science and technology d'R&D programme, with the goal of improving industry competitiveness and consolidating

activities in all territory

Creation of New hospital innovation units

Technology and long-term care cluster development

Health Park deployment (Fundació Parc Taulí - University Institute UAB)

Accreditation process of five health research institutes

Support to the improvement and accessibility of networks, cell phone, Internet access and telecommunications services in all territory

€ 31.2 million to support DTT communication and deployment enterprises


€ 857.2 million for information and knowledge society and telecommunications

€ 512.2 million for R+D+i

R+D+i, Information society and telecommunications



Generalitat de Catalunya Energy Saving and Efficiency Plan

Catalonia rural electrification Plan (PERC) and Plan to extend the gas network in Catalonia (PLEGAC)

Promotion of renewable energies (Energy Plan goals 2006-2015)

Fostering of energy research

Promotion of studies and reports on markets and industries concerning competence

Production of reports and materials about competence (industry specific reports, publications, benchmarks guides, doctrine articles, etc..)

New Consumption Act: Consumption Code of Catalonia

County consumption management deployment (€ 1.5 million)

Extension of health protection information systems


€ 16.6 million for consumption and defence of competition

€ 42.1 million for energy

Energy, consumption and defence of competition



Employment promotion programmes (€ 178.5 million)Professional qualification and training policies (€ 229.2 million): € 100 million for unemployed training loans and € 1.2 million for FP Cat projectEqual employment policies (€ 139 million): € 10.5 million to support diversity, € 5.4 million for man/woman equality grants; 200 special working centers for disabled people; € 68.5 million for Minimum Insertion IncomeLabour relations, working conditions and health and safety at work (€ 26.6 million): € 4 million for enterprises adjustment plans; € 8.9 million for health and safety at workPromotion of the cooperative economy and creation of businesses (€ 6.1 million)Investment in outstanding industrial projects (€ 19 million)Strengthening of business clusters (€ 0.9 million)Supporting industrial assets renewal programmes (€ 23 million)Industrial financing credits (€ 48 million)New industrial security model and Industrial Security Agency constitution (€ 4.6 million)Increasing credits to SMEs (ICF Crèdit 2009: € 300 million)Direct credit investments in different sectors of the Catalan economy (€ 400 million)Venture capital investment in strategic sectors (€ 20 million)Increasing financial resources to support entrepreneurship (€ 14 million to Jeremie Project development in Catalonia)Actions Plan to boost county economic development in l'Anoia, el Pallars Jussà, el Ripollès i la Terra Alta (€ 8 million)Actions to support business competitiveness through simplification of public administrative processes and stages


for business development€ 25.3 million€ 123.1 million to support industry

€ 1,361.8 million for credits to finance SMEs and economic promotion

€ 580.4 million to promote employment

Employment, economy promotion and industry



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Plan to modernize Catalan cooperative associations and Catalan agribusiness (€ 65.8 million)

Irrigation network creation to achieve an efficient use of irrigation water (€ 268 million)

Fisheries Operational Programme to improve and modernize fishing industry (€ 3.5 million)

Support and regulation of agriculture and fishing industries (€ 36 million)

Agricultural enterprises modernization and consolidation of global exploitation contracts (€ 27.3 million)

€ 30 million to modernize and increase quality of tourist establishments to improve Catalan tourist brands and for new emerging tourism products creation

ACC1Ó: a new organization that concentrates and boosts supporting tools to Catalan enterprises

Support to 15 emerging fashion designers chosen to participate in the Bressol project

€ 800,000 for 400 training courses of PROFIT programme to increase customer service quality of catering companies and foster their use of Catalan

Boosting Catalan trade companies competitiveness and Catalan trade model efficiency (€ 28.5 million)


€ 179,9 million for agriculture, food, food industry and fishing

€ 268,0 million for changing and improving irrigation

€ 18,6 million for rural development infrastructures

€ 85,8 million for tourism and leisure

€ 70,2 million for trade

Trade, tourism and rural action



New road Vic-Olot C-37. Stretch: Torelló-Bracons tunnel-La Vall d'en Bas (€ 82.6 million)Ronda Sud Igualada. Junction C-241/B-213. Stretch 1. Igualada-Sta. Margarida M.(€ 15 million)New bridge across Ebre river from c/ Girona de Deltebre to TV-3404. Stretch: Deltebre - Sant Jaume d'Enveja (€ 8.5 million)Turn-off of Esterri and València d'Àneu, C-13 (C-147) and C-28 (C-142) (€ 6 million)€ 162.8 million for road maintenance € 26.4 million for toll fund Barcelona Metro Line 9 (€ 913.9 million)Generalitat contribution to transport fares integration (Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona) (€ 269.9 million)Extending Metro Line 5 . Stretch : Horta - Vall d'Hebron. Track infrastructure and overhead lines (€ 55.5 million)Improvements in Line 1Metro to start up 10 more trains (€ 12.9 million)Improvement programme in network services and in industrial areas access (€ 10 million)Performance contracts with transportation enterprises and grants for fleet renovation (€ 14.1 million)Terrassa and Sabadell Metro (€ 54.6 million)€ 22.3 million for Lleida-Alguaire Airport€ 13.2 million for promotion of logistics infrastructures (CIM La Selva, CIM El Camp, Logis Empordà)€ 11.9 million to improve infrastructures in Government-owned ports


€ 622.5 million for roads

€ 716.5 million for communications and logistics

€ 1,108.9 million to support passengers public transportation

€ 1,433.6 million for railway infrastructures

€ 2,542.5 million for public transportation

€ 3,259.0 million

Infrastructures and mobility



Grants for close to 80,000 households to pay their home (20,000 more than in 2008)Declaration of 10,000 concerted price housesPromotion of 13,000 public housing (1,000 more than in 2008)Granting 30,000 guarantees for rent paymentsIn the Housing National Agreement, it’s planned to:

– Restore 40,000 houses– Start 7,000 building inspections– Mobilize 6,000 vacant houses and use them to rent– Support City/Town Councils plot and building purchasing for public housing use

€ 50.5 million to Neighbourhood Programme€ 197.1 million to promote industrial land€ 14.8 million for mountain works€ 17.8 million for historic town centres€ 3.5 million on grants for City/Town Councils to develop planning


€ 226.6 million for land-use planning and zoning

for neighbourhoods and historic centres€ 87.7 million

for housing € 736.6 million

€ 824.3 million for housing and other urban development actions

Housing, urban development and land-use planning and zoning


Improvement of protected spaces management (€ 18.2 million) and the included in Natura 2000 Network (€ 7.5 million)€ 15.3 million to guarantee a sustainable forest managementNew actions in the municipal waste infrastructures sectoral territorial plan framework (€ 41.2 million)Compensation to local governments that hold waste-treatment infrastructures and other (€ 3 million)Improvement actions in : transfer and compost plants, controlled deposits, sort plants and repair actions in contaminated lands (€ 9.6 million)Catalonia’s Global Warming Mitigation Plan 2008-2012 deployment (€ 1.5 million in 2009)Air quality improvement and monitoring (€ 3.5 million)Enlargement works in La Tordera desalination plant (€ 28.8 million) (seawater treatment facilities -ITAM-)Terrassa sewage treatment plant (€ 11.4 million)Baix Llobregat desalination plant (€ 56.8 million)Connection of ITAM Tordera with Drinkable water processing Station of Cardedeu (€ 65.4 million)Connection works in Fontsanta-Trinitat by Aigües Ter-Llobregat (€ 40.9 million)


for water purification€ 529.8 million

for water availability and storage€ 645.6 million

€ 1,175.3 million for water cycle policies

for environmental prevention and control€ 8.1 million

for environmental awareness-raising policies€ 9.9 million

for waste-treatment infrastructure and management€ 124.6 million

for environmental protection and conservation€ 201.5 million

€ 344.1 million for environmental actions

Environment and water cycle


Revenue Analysis

Revenue Analysis 4


Generalitat Public Sector Budgets1Million €

1. Includes financial revenues

Revenue Analysis 4.1

6.436,985.134,750.0Total consolidated

9.1-19,389.8-17,773.2Internal transfers

7.3100.056,374.9100.052,523.3Total

197.30.5287.90.296.9Foundations

38.45.53,091.34.32,233.6Consortiums

2.55.12,867.65.32,796.8Trading companies

14.811.56,489.810.85,654.3Public law companies

-3.50.3153.40.3159.0Autonomous commercial and financial entities

11.41.3720.81.2646.9Autonomous administrative entities

2.723.113,033.324.212,692.5Catalan Healthcare Service, Catalan Institute of Health and Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services

5.352.729,730.85.,828,243.3Generalitat Administration

% var%amount %amount

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Generalitat Public Administration Budgets1 (in ESA base 2000 terms)Million €

1. Inclou operacions financeres


Budget 2009

32,762.231,108.5Total consolidated

-17,572.0-16,936.5Internal transfers

100.050,334.3100.048,044.9Total

0.2100.20.296.9Foundations

4.82,420.94.62,222.1Consortiums

4.02,033.74.32,089.9Trading companies

4.52,281.64.22,034.9Public law companies

0.013.00.018.5Autonomous commercial and financial entities

1.4720.81.3646.9Autonomous administrative entities

25.913,033.326.412,692.5Catalan Healthcare Service, Catalan Institute of Health and Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services

59.129,730.858.828,243.3Generalitat Administration

%amount%amount

Budget 2008Subsector

1. Includes financial revenues


Generalitat Public Sector Revenues by chapter (economic classification)


Million €

6.4100.036,985.1100.034,750.0Total revenue49.517.46,421.412.44,296.0Total financial revenue65.615.95,891.710.23,558.29. Financial liabilities

-28.21.4529.72.1737.88. Financial assets0.482.630,563.887.630,454.1Total non-financial revenue

23.15.11,868.04.41,517.6Capital revenue129.63.11,156.81.5503.97. Capital transfers-29.81.9711.22.91,013.76. Real investments disposal-0.877.628,695.883.328,936.5Current revenue30.30.9339.70.8260.75. Property revenues3.822.18,176.622.77,876.54. Current transfers

11.18.12,987.17.72,687.93. Fees, sales and other revenue-22.522.38,261.030.710,662.82. Indirect taxes19.924.18,931.321.47,448.51. Direct taxes

% var%amount%amount09/08Budget 2009Budget 2008

Chapter


Generalitat Administration Revenues by Chapter (economic classification)


Million €

5.3100.029,730.8100.028,243.3Total revenue108.713.64,054.86.91,942.7Total financial revenue108.713.64,054.86.91,942.79. Financial liabilities

--0.00.00.00.08. Financial assets-2.486.425,675.993.126,300.6Total non-financial revenue1.70.8250,.70.9246.6Capital revenue6.00.8250.70.8236.67. Capital transfers

-100.00.00.00.010.06. Real investments disposal-2.485.525,425.292.226,054.0Current revenue7.30.253.90.250.25. Property revenues3.925.57,579.325.87,296.04. Current transfers0.52.0599.72.1596.53. Fees, sales and other revenue

-22.527.88,261.037.810,662.82. Indirect taxes19.930.08,931.326.47,448.51. Direct taxes

% var%amount%amount09/08Budget 2009Budget 2008

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Generalitat Revenue linked to the financing frameworkMillion €


1 Pending settlements of the regional share of the Personal income tax and share of VAT and taxes on consumption of specific products2 Healthcare cohesion fund, ILT and ICAM

-4.421,412.322,402.5Total revenue from the financing framework

-1.23,915.33,962.8Total revenue from transfers

5.4654.4620.6Regional police

6.6206.0193.3Equalization transfer pending settlements

--0.00.0Healthcare assistance guarantee fund pending settlements

1.4127.3125.6Transfers from the healthcare financing agreement

0.979.879.1Specific funds from the financing agreement2-3.32,847.82,944.2Equalization transfer

-5.117,497.018,439.7Total revenue from devolved and shared taxes

-6.7805.1862.9Pending settlements of shared Spanish central taxes1

-3.9746.3776.5Hydrocarbon tax (share of Spanish central tax)

-6.698.6105.5Tax on alcoholic drinks (share of Spanish central tax)

11.3625.5562.2Tax on tobacco products (share of Spanish central tax)

-13.53,667.74,238.8VAT (share of Spanish central tax)

22.96,594.45,363.6Personal income tax (regional share)

5.312,537.611,909.5Shared Spanish Central taxes

-6.8319.9343.4Gambling taxes

3.0425.9413.5Vehicle Registration tax

7.2262.5244.8Energy tax

3.0176.5171.4Tax on retail sales of certain hydrocarbons (regional share)

3.0176.5171.4Tax on retail sales of certain hydrocarbons

14.4538.9471.0Wealth tax

12.1991.3884.0Inheritance and donation tax

-46.02,067.93,830.7Tax on capital transfers and documented legal acts

-24.14,959.46,530.2Devolved taxes

Budget 2008 Budget 2009 % 09/08


Expenditure Analysis

Expenditure Analysis 5


Generalitat Public Sector Expenditures by Chapter (economic classification)

Expenditure Analysis 5.1

Million €

6.4100.036,985.1100.034,750.0Total expenditures

16.77.92,916.07.22,498.4Total financial expenditures

17.44.51,646.04.01,401.89. Financial liabilities

15.83.41,270.03.21,096.68. Financial assets

5.692.134,069.192.832,251.6Total non-financial expenditures

4.714.95,494.415.15,246.7Capital expenditures

-15.32.5912.93.11,077.77. Capital transfers

9.912.44,581.512.04,169.16. Real investments

5.877.328,574.777.727,004.8Current expenditures

0.00.3110.00.3110.05. Contingency fund

1.826.39,731.127.59,561.64. Current transfers

26.63.31,221.12.8964.83. Interests

2.221.78,038.222.67,867.02. Current expenditure on goods and services

11.425.69,474.324.58,501.41. Compensation of employees

% var%amount%amount

09/08Budget 2009Budget 2008Chapter


Generalitat Administration Expenditures by Chapter (economic classification)


Million €

5.3100.029,730.8100.028,243.3Total expenditures

38.37.12,109.55.41,525.3Total financial expenditures

40.22.7805.32.0574.59. Financial liabilities

37.24.41,304.23.4950.98. Financial assets

3.492.927,621.394.626,718.0Total non-financial expenditures

-9.87.92,349.09.22,604.2Capital expenditures

-11.53.91,169.14.71,320.57. Capital transfers

-8.14.01,179.94.51,283.76. Real investments

4.885.025,272.385.424,113.8Current expenditures

0.00.4110.00.4110.05. Contingency fund

3.859.117,565.359.916,918.84. Current transfers

19.12.7808.52.4678.73. Interests

1.44.91,471.55.11,450.52. Current expenditure on goods and services

7.317.95,316.917.54,955.81. Compensation of employees

% var%amount%amount

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Generalitat Administration Chapter 1 to 8 expenditures by SectionsMillion €

5.3--29,730.8--28,243.3Total expenditures 40.2--805.3--574.5Chapter 9 expenditures4.5100.028,925.5100.027,668.9Total chapters 1 to 8 expenditures4.914.04,039.813.93,852.9Total non-departmental expenditures9.91.1313.71.0285.5Rest of non-departmental sections

1.010.12,917.210.42,888.3Local Governments share of Central Government’s Revenues

19.12.8808.92.5679.1Debt

4.585.624,770.685.623,696.8Total ministries2.01.8530.51.9520.3Environment and Housing

8.85.91,706.25.71,568.9Social Action and Citizenship

4.45.51,589.15.51,521.6Innovation, Universities and Enterprise

32.32.4683.31.9516.5Employment

4.81.6454.71.6434.1Agriculture, Food and Rural Action

3.132.09,246.732.48,968.8Health

3.62.2650.72.3628.4Culture and the Media

4.917.75,122.017.64,881.3Education

3.33.2927.63.2898.0Justice

1.65.31,524.05.41,500.4Planning and Public Works

0.31.647.,61.7475.2Governance and Public Administration

-3.00.8241.00.9248.4Economy and Finance

8.64.31,245.14.11,146.2Home affairs, Institutional Relations and Participation

-3.00.9269.01.0277.2Vice-Presidency

-6.80.4104.00.4111.6Presidency

-3.50,4115.10.4119.2Higher bodies and other bodies% var%amount%amount

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Generalitat personnel


Job positions estimated for Budget 2009Generalitat Administration, Autonomous administrative entities, Catalan Healthcare Service, Catalan Institute of Health and Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services

100.0179,119100.0178,948Total

14.726,39314.826,537Remaining personnel

0.35250.3500Rural agents1.83,1981.83,210Firefighters4.37,7414.47,791Justice Administration2.54,5492.54,548Prisons1.22,1241.22,124Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services personnel

23.542,12623.542,127Catalan Institute of Health personnel10.017,8429.817,486

Security and police stations (police and police station administration staff)

41.774,62141.774,625Non-university teaching centers (teaching and administration staff)

%number%numberBudget 2009Budget 2008

Restraint in hiring (171 job positions increase, increasing 0.1 %)

379 job positions increase for police personnel

208 job positions reduction for the rest of personnel


Generalitat Administration Budget Position Summary


In ESA terms – Million €

-1.00-0.23% of Catalan GDP

-0.19-0.04% of Spanish GDP

-353.2-2,127.8-469.5Non-financial budget position in ESA terms

-19.4259.4321.8ESA corrections

201.7-2,387.2-791.3Non-financial budget position

4.131,003.529,788.5Non-financial expenditures

-1.328,616.328,997.2Non-financial revenues

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