Dutch environmental expenditure as a proportion of total government expenditure

Environmental expenditure as a proportion of total government expenditure increased between 1985 and 2002 from 0.7% to 1.5%.

Environmental expenditure

Environmental expenditure as a proportion of total government expenditure increased between 1985 and 2002 from 0.7% to 1.5%. Environmental expenditure increased from EUR 0.8 billion in 1985 to more than EUR 2 billion in 2002. This increase is primarily the result of increased expenditure for climate change (including stimulating energy conservation), for eutrophication (primarily for the purposes of the Regulation on Discontinuation of Livestock Farming) and for research and development.

• See also the indicator Dutch national environmental expenditure by environmental theme, 1985-2002

Adjustment of figures

The changes in environmental expenditure by central government for each environmental theme are different from the figures published previously in the EDC. This is the result of:

• a change in the distribution of environmental expenditure by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the various environmental themes;
• a revision of expenditure for fertiliser policy by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries in the period 1996-2000.

References

• Ministries (2002). Ministerial budgets for the years prior to 2004. Various ministries, The Hague.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Guide to 'Financial instruments' section
• Guide to 'Costs and financing environmental management' section
• Environmental costs and Dutch GDP, 1985-2002
• Dutch national environmental expenditure by environmental theme, 1985-2002
• Environmental expenditure in the Netherlands and other countries, 1990-1997

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium

• CBS (2003). Statline. Milieukosten van bedrijven. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
• CBS (2002). Statline. Kosten en financiering van het milieumilieubeheer. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
• TME (1997). Achtergronddocument overheidsuitgaven en overdrachten. Institute for Applied Environmental Economics, The Hague