The Economy of Catalonia
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this study. <strong>The</strong> difference between the two methods lies primarily in the<br />
fact that the EDP does not include the Public Administrations’ liabilities<br />
in the possession <strong>of</strong> other Administrations, the commercial loans between<br />
Administrations or other trade accounts outstanding. 27 Moreover,<br />
since the total sum <strong>of</strong> the State sector’s debt includes the interadministrative<br />
debt (the Autonomous Regions Liquidity Fund or FLA, the supplier<br />
payments plans and the loans to the Social Security), we deduct these<br />
amounts to determine the Spanish Central Administration’s net debt in<br />
financial assets 28 (see Table 1).<br />
Debt <strong>of</strong> the Generalitat<br />
<strong>The</strong> forecast on 31 December 2013 (keeping in mind that this paper was<br />
written in September <strong>of</strong> that year) may be inferred from the «Financial-<br />
Economic Plan» submitted by the Generalitat to the Spanish Ministry <strong>of</strong><br />
Finance and Public Administrations, 29 which estimated that the debt could<br />
reach a figure <strong>of</strong> about 65,500 million euros. This figure will probably<br />
prove to be higher, however, as a result <strong>of</strong> the new target deficit approved<br />
by the Spanish Government. It may also be increased by the deficit and its<br />
financing (which is achieved in reality by extending the Budgets), and by a<br />
second phase <strong>of</strong> the supplier payments financing plan and other events that<br />
may occur before the close <strong>of</strong> the year (see Table 2).<br />
Generalitat<br />
2008 18,070<br />
2009 22,514<br />
2010 31,741<br />
2011 41,912<br />
2012 50,045<br />
2013* 65,500<br />
Note: Forecast for 2013 calculated in September 2013. Source: Generalitat.<br />
Table 2. Debt <strong>of</strong> the Generalitat 30<br />
27. See the»Nota metodológica» (Methodological Note) published by the Bank <strong>of</strong><br />
Spain in annex to the Boletín estadístico (Statistical Bulletin).<br />
28. Bank <strong>of</strong> Spain. http://www.bde.es/webbde/es/estadis/infoest/htmls/notamet<br />
pde.pdf<br />
29. http://www.minhap.gob.es/Documentacion/Publico/PortalVarios/Financiacion-<br />
Territorial/Autonomica/PEFCCAA/PEF%202013%20CATALU%C3%91A%202013.pdf<br />
30. <strong>The</strong> data include the Generalitat, ESA companies and universities.<br />
Debt and distribution <strong>of</strong> assets 149