ECONOMY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES

The figures in this section are taken from the accounts and are not processed figures from the statistics on the public finances of Greenland. Overview 1 shows the incomes and expenses of the municipalities.

Overview 1

Municipal Accounts

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
	DKK million
Total income	2.866	2.966	3.009	3.147	3.236	3.412
Income tax and corporate tax	1.598	1.729	1.674	1.764	1.803	1.860
General subsidies and tax equalization	1.144	1.127	1.198	981	1.359	1.474
Investment income	57	46	36	307	23	24
Other income	67	65	100	95	51	55
Total operation costs	2.452	2.604	2.684	2.815	2.841	3.198
Administration	504	507	505	501	545	557
Technical departments	169	205	215	195	190	181
Labour market and business departments	65	79	89	128	150	136
Social service departments	663	696	811	787	749	1.114
Departments of education and cultural affairs	1.013	1.077	1.024	1.162	1.165	1.182
Supply service	38	40	41	43	41	27
Construction total	265	259	391	309	426	330
Administration	23	4	15	132	5	8
Technical departments	49	68	81	53	65	95
Housing	69	81	158	67	151	97
Labour market and business departments	23	13	1	1	9	0
Social service departments	18	18	18	18	19	18
Departments of education and cultural affairs	72	48	53	12	102	71
Supply service	4	1	1	2	10	11
Development	7	27	65	26	65	29
Operation and construction costs	2.716	2.863	3.076	3.125	3.266	3.528
Operation and construction surplus	149	102	-67	23	-30	-116

Note: The figures for 2009 and 2010 are budget figures.

Source: KANUKOKA

The income of the municipalities consists primarily of income taxes and block grants from the government of Greenland. Block grants from the state are handled by the government of Greenland as a payment under the management agreement between the government and the Greenlandic municipalities.

Block grants from the government of Greenland are divided into five parts: A basic grant, a social block grant, a grant for schools, a grant for other areas, and a structural contribution, cf. Table 18.