Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/154642 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Statistics Paper No. 7
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
This paper summarises the accounting principles and methodology used by statisticians within the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) to assess the impact on the government’s fiscal position of the assistance measures undertaken to support the financial sector during the financial crisis. It then presents for the euro area and its participating countries the main fiscal impact of these measures for the period 2008-2013. The results are mainly structured around three important questions for the wider public: (i) What is the magnitude of the financial resources needed by governments to provide financial support? (ii) What is the current gain or loss to governments from interventions to support the financial sector? And (iii) How did the guarantees provided by governments to the financing sector change over the period? Finally, the paper discusses further accounting challenges associated with this topic.
Subjects: 
bailout measures
capital transfers to the financial sector
change in net financial worth on balance sheet
earmarking and recording imputation
financial needs and estimated loss
impact on government debt and deficit
JEL: 
H81
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-899-1405-5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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