Dutch national environmental expenditure by environmental theme, 1985-2002
Environmental expenditure by central government in the period 1985 - 2002 increased from EUR 0.8 billion to more than EUR 2 billion. The increase was primarily the result of higher expenditure on the environmental themes of climate change and eutrophication, and on research and development.
Environmental expenditure by theme
National environmental expenditure increased from EUR 0.8 billion in 1985 to more than EUR 2 billion in 2002. The increase is primarily the result of higher expenditure on climate change (including the encouragement of energy conservation), for eutrophication (primarily for the purposes of the Regulation on Discontinuation of Livestock Farming) and for research and development.
Environmental expenditure as a proportion of total government expenditure increased between 1985 and 2002 from 0.7% to 1.5%.
- See also the indicator Dutch environmental expenditure as a proportion of total government expenditure
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.
