The outcome of the primary borrowing requirement (all government payments except interest payments) was a surplus of SEK 5.2 billion, which is SEK 3.4 billion more than projected. The main reasons were larger tax payments and smaller government net lending to state agencies. Most of the low outcome of tax payments in February has thereby been recovered.
Interest payments on the central government debt in March were SEK 5.8 billion, which is SEK 1.3 billion more than projected.
For the twelve-month period ending March 31, the borrowing requirement amounted to SEK 55 billion. The central government debt amounted to SEK 1,267 billion at the end of March 2004.
The outcome of central government borrowing requirement for April will be published on May 7, 2004, at 9.30 a.m.
For additional information, please contact:
Tord Arvidsson, tel. +46 8 613 47 53
