Survey results:
Environmental protection expenditures
in
the public sector,
2011 and 2012
On the basis of the results
of a survey carried out by the Statistical Service, the total
expenditure for environmental protection activities in the public
sector in 2012 is estimated at €89.3 million, which corresponds to 0,50% of the
Gross Domestic Product, compared to €101.6 million (0.57% of GDP) in 2011 and
€94.2 million (0.54% of GDP) in 2010. The share of the GDP of Cyprus devoted to
environmental protection activities in the public sector is lower than the
average in the member states of the European Union (0.66% in 2011).
In
2012, the total current expenditure reached €67.4 million while investment
expenditure reached €21.9
million. Furthermore, in 2012 the subsidies or transfers received by the public
sector exceeded those given, thus registering -€12.8 million of net subsidies
or transfers utilized for environmental protection purposes.
By environmental domain, the majority of the current
and capital expenditure had been utilized to finance wastewater treatment (€30.1
million or 33.6% of the total expenditure) and other general
environmental issues as well as actions for the protection of the natural environment
and biodiversity (€44.6 million or 50.0%). The monitoring, treatment and
disposal of waste absorbed €6.1 million of the total expenditure, the
monitoring and abatement of air pollution €4.2 million, the protection of soil
and ground water €3.4 million and the abatement of noise and vibrations €1.0
million.
The biggest amounts of expenditures were undertaken
by the Forests Department, the Water Development Department and the Ministry of
Interior.
Additional
information on the subject can be downloaded from the web site of the
Statistical Service at the address www.cystat.gov.cy.
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13 February 2014
