The data are recorded on a cash basis and are obtained from the account records of the central government units. The fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. Data for the other months of the year are disseminated about 25-30 days after the end of the reference month. Access by the Public Advance dissemination of release calendar A release schedule for the coming year, specifying a range of release dates, is published in the Release Calendar on the first of January.
Copies are available to the public at the announced time of release.
There are no special laws or regulations concerning the statistics on central government operations compiled by the State Treasury. The State Treasury disseminates the data on central government operations as a service to the public. There is no internal government access to the data prior to their release to the public. No ministerial commentary is attached to the release of the data. The monthly data are final when first released and are not subject to revision.