The Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018

Annual report of consolidated financial results of the Scottish Government, its Executive Agencies and the Crown Office, prepared in accordance with IFRS


Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 31 March 2018

2016-17   Note 2017-18
£m £m
(30,636) Net cash outflow from operating activities (A) (31,814)
(1,785) Net cash outflow from investment activities (B) (1,830)
(29) Payments to the SCF (D) 150
32,941 Cash flows from financing activities (C) 33,454
491 Increase/(Decrease) in cash in the period   (40)
(A) Reconciliation of operating costs to operating cash flows
(31,862) Net operating cost SoCTE (32,449)
30 Income not applied 4a 7
557 Adjust for non-cash transactions 3a 590
158 Add back: interest payable for financing 4d 187
(4) (Increase)/decrease in inventories 3d -
(108) (Increase)/decrease in receivables and other current assets 3d (408)
168 Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 3d 268
511 Increase/(decrease) in provisions 3d 98
(86) Interest receivable 4c (107)
(30,636) Net cash outflow from operating activities   (31,814)
(B) Analysis of cash flows from investment activities
(955) Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (804)
(46) Purchase of intangible assets   (54)
47 Proceeds of disposal of property, plant and equipment   12
1 Proceeds of disposal of assets held for sale   8
(1,587) Advances of Investments 3d, 9a (1,547)
725 Repayments of Investments 3d, 9a 524
30 NLF Loans 9a 31
(1,785) Net cash outflow from investment activities   (1,830)
(C) Analysis of cash flows from financing activities
32,702 From Scottish Consolidated Fund SoCTE 33,430
(12) Funding of NHS working capital SoCTE -
(24) Loan transactions with the National Loans Fund 9a (30)
352 Capital elements of payments in respect of finance leases and NPD/PPP/PFI contracts included in SoFP   136
81 Interest received   107
(156) Interest element of finance leases and NPD/PPP/PFI contracts included in SoFP   (185)
(2) Interest paid   (4)
32,941 Cash flows from financing activities   33,454
(491) Decrease/(Increase) in cash and cash equivalents 2 40
32,450 Net cash and cash equivalents requirement   33,494

(D) Payments to the Scottish Consolidated Fund (SCF) represent the income not applied, £7m (Note 4b) less the decrease in balances receivable from the SCF of £157m (Note 11).

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