1. Regional Government expenditure statistics
Berthold Feldmann
Eurostat
13-Jul-07

2. Background
Project for regional government accounts in early-2000s, producing a methodological report
project halted in 2002 due to other priorities
Renewed interest of DG REGIO in government spending by region at NUTS level 2
Total government spending (by all levels of government)
Functional breakdown
Investment
Presentation to last Working Group meeting (Oct. 2007)
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3. Eurostat’s response
A call for tender was launched to engage a private consultant to investigate current and future data availability in countries
Contract awarded to Hendyplan Luxembourg SA
Work started in June 2008
Work expected to take place over a 9 month period
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4. Main elements of work Focus on:
Existing data availability and methodology
Potential for future compilation of data
Questionnaire to all Member States with more than one NUTS-2 region
21 countries
Visits by expert to selected countries
Final report summarising current position and future prospects
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5. Timetable Concise questionnaire was sent out in July 2008
Responses requested by mid-September
Interim review of responses and issues in October
Follow-up questions and expert visits in late-October 2008 to January 2009
Final report in March 2009
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6. Responses so far No reply so far No RGES and no plans for it GR, RO
BG, DE, IE, NL, AU, SI, SK, UK
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7. Availability of RGES
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8. Availability of RGES
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9. Follow-up Request from DG REGIO for first data collection in 2009
to be used in 5th Cohesion Report, due for 2010
Evaluation by Eurostat based on Final Report
countries which already have data
countries which could collect data in future
degree to which data are harmonised
If feasible initiate data collection from summer 2009
potential grant funding available
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10. Thank you for your attention!
Any questions?