Consolidated Accounts: year ended 31 March 2023

Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts for year ended 31 March 2023.


Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2023
2021-22 £m Note 2022-23 £m
Net cash outflow from operating activities 895 (A) (48,211)
Net cash outflow from investment activities (1,755) (B) (1,829)
Payments (from)/to the SCF (140) (D) 117
Cash flows from financing activities 48,545 (C) 49,245
Increase / (Decrease) in cash in the period 47,545 2 (678)
(A) Reconciliation of operating costs to operating cash flows
Net Operating Cost (48,856) SoCTE (47,707)
Income not applied 6 5b 12
Adjustments for non-cash transactions 52 3 455
Add back: interest payable for financing 48,545 220
Increase / (decrease) in inventories 37 (4)
(Increase) / decrease in receivables and other current assets 27 4 (246)
Increase / (decrease) in trade and other payables 748 4 (848)
Increase / (decrease) in provisions 37 4 14
Interest receivable (31) (107)
Net cash outflow from operating activities (47,831) (48,211)
(B) Analysis of cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (800) (863)
Purchase of intangible assets (252) (162)
Proceeds of disposal of property, plant and equipment 5 -
Proceeds of disposal of intangible assets 20 6
Proceeds of assets held for sale 4 -
Advances of Investments (1,584) (1,108)
Acquisition of Shares (130) (151)
Repayments of Investments 802 417
NLF Loans 50 10 32
Net Cash outflow from investment activities (1,885) (1,829)
(C) Analysis of cash flows from financing activities
From Scottish Consolidated Fund 48,800 SOCTE 49,545
Loan transactions with the National Loans Fund (50) (32)
Capital element of payments in respect of finance leases (87) (146)
Interest received 109 109
Interest element of finance leases and NPD/PPP/PFI contracts included in SoFP (226) (221)
Interest paid (1) -
Cash flows from financing activities 48,545 49,923
Decrease/(Increase) in cash equivalents 262 2 678
Net cash and cash equivalents requirement 48,807 49,923

(D) Payments to the Scottish Consolidated Fund (SCF) represent the increase in the balance receivable from the SCF of £117m.

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