APPENDIX B: REVENUE STATISTICS - 1986-87 TO 1997-98

(a) Figures for all past years have been revised for classification changes.

(b) Revised Estimate.

(c) Budget Estimate.

Table B2: Real Rate of Change in Commonwealth Government Budget Revenue Items (per cent)^(a)(d)

(a) Nominal increases deflated by movements in non-farm GDP deflator.

(b) Revised estimate.

(c) Budget estimate.

(d) na denotes change from zero to positive values.

Table B3: Major Categories of Revenue as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product (per cent)

(a) The totals for these categories include Medicare levy collections.

(b) The total for the individuals category includes Medicare levy collections and refunds.

(c) The total for the income tax category also includes refunds, Medicare levy collections, collections from superannuation funds, PRRT and withholding tax.

(d) The 'other' category includes excise from beer, potable spirits and tobacco. A more detailed decomposition - for 1996-97 and 1997-98 and by value of collections - is shown in Table 4 of this Statement.

(e) As well as excises, sales tax and customs duty, 'other taxation revenue' includes other taxes, fees and fines.

(f) Revised Estimate.

(g) Budget Estimate.

Table B4: Major Categories of Revenue as Proportions of Total Revenue

(a) The totals for these categories include Medicare levy collections.

(b) The total for the individuals category includes Medicare levy collections and refunds.

(c) The total for the income tax category also includes refunds, Medicare levy collections, collections from superannuation funds, PRRT and withholding tax.

(d) The 'other' category includes excise from beer, potable spirits and tobacco. A more detailed decomposition - for 1996-97 and 1997-98 and by value of collections - is shown in Table 4 of this Statement.

(e) As well as excises, sales tax and customs duty, 'other taxation revenue' includes other taxes, fees and fines.

(f) Revised estimate.

(g) Budget estimate.