INDEX

A
Agreement to Implement the National Competition Policy and Related Reforms, 4, 23, 29
Alcohol Products
Revenue Replacement Payments, 32, 33
Australian Capital Territory
Fiscal Developments, 11, 12
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Relativities, 18
Special Fiscal Needs, 5, 30
Special Revenue Assistance, 5, 30
State Fiscal Contribution, 34
Transitional Allowances, 5, 30
Australian Land Transport Development Act 1988, 35
B
Business Franchise Fees, 32
C
Commonwealth Grants Commission, 4, 5, 16–20
1998 Update Report, 4, 26, 28–30
1999 Review, 17
Per Capita Relativities, 4, 16–20, 26–31
1993 to 1998, 19
Commonwealth Loan Council Allocation
Budget Time Estimate for
1998‑99, 43, 46
Estimated Outcome for 1997‑98, 43, 46
Commonwealth Net Payments to the
States, 21
Commonwealth Total Payments to the States, 21, 22
Composition and Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 22
Level 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 21
Competition Payments, See National Competition Payments
Composition of Payments to the
States, 15, 22
Composition of Public Sector Revenue and Outlays, 13–15
Consumer Price Index, 1, 2
E
Equalisation Per Capita Relativities, 4, 19, 26–31
F
Financial Agreement, 42
Financial Assistance Grants (FAGs), 4, 17, 18, 23–29
1994‑95 to 1998‑99, 24
Derivation of Level in 1998‑99, 25
Distribution, 26–29
Impact of Per Capita Relativities, 18
Index Factors, 1, 2
Local Government, Level and Distribution in 1997‑98 and
1998‑99, 35, 36
Real Per Capita Guarantee, 4, 23, 25
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, 44
Fiscal Contribution Payments, 4, 21, 22, 34
Fiscal Developments in the States, 8–12
G
General Government Sector
Finances, 7–8
Impact of Commonwealth Payments to other Levels of Government, 14
Net Debt, 7
Own-Purpose Outlays, 13, 14
Own-Source Revenue, 13, 14
Underlying Deficit, 7
General Purpose Assistance, Local Government, Level and Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 35, 36
General Revenue Assistance, 4, 6, 21, 23‑31
Composition and Distribution, 1994‑95 to 1998‑99, 24
Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 22
Factors Affecting the Distribution in 1998‑99, 30, 31
Per Capita Distribution, 1998‑99, 19
Total, 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 21
H
Health Care Grants (HCGs), 4, 17, 18, 27
Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation, 16–20
Effects on the Distribution of State Grants, 17
Local Government Funding, 35, 36
Treatment of Specific Purpose
Payments, 20
I
Identified Road Funding (Local Government), Level and Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 35, 36
Identified Road Grants (States)
1994‑95 to 1996‑97, 24
Absorption into FAGs, 25
Index Factors, 1, 2
L
LCAs, See Loan Council Allocations
Loan Council, 7, 41–47
Niemeyer Statements, 7, 44
Tolerance Limits, 41
Uniform Presentation Framework for Government Financial
Information, 7, 44
Loan Council Allocations
1998‑99 Nominations, 7, 41, 45
Commonwealth Budget Time Estimate for 1998‑99, 43, 46
Estimated Outcome for Commonwealth, 1997‑98, 43, 46
Local Government Funding, 35, 36
Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995, 35
M
Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 1997‑98 (MYEFO), 43
Multi‑jurisdictional Sector, 13, 38
N
National Competition Council, 4, 30
National Competition Payments
(NCPs), 4, 23, 29, 30
Level and Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 30
National Competition Policy
Agreement to Implement, 4, 23, 29
National Fiscal Outlook Report, 7
Net Payments to the States, 21
New South Wales
Fiscal Developments, 9
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Grant Share, 28
NFO, See National Fiscal Outlook Report
Niemeyer Statements, 7, 44
Northern Territory
Fiscal Developments, 12
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Grant Share, 28
P
Parameters
Consumer Price Index, 1, 2
Index Factors, 1, 2
Population, 1, 2
Per Capita Relativities, 4, 16–20, 26–31
1993 to 1998, 19
Petroleum Products
Revenue Replacement Payments, 32, 33
Population Parameters, 1, 2
Premiers’ Conference
1996 Premiers’ Conference, State Fiscal Contributions, 34
1997 Premiers’ Conference, State Fiscal Contributions, 34
1998 Premiers’ Conference, Specific Purpose Payments, 4, 38
Public sector
Composition of Revenue and
Outlays, 13–15
State finances, 8–12
Q
Queensland
Fiscal Developments, 8, 10
Movements in Grant Share, 28
Movements in Relativities, 18
R
Real Per Capita Guarantee, 4, 23, 25
Recent Developments in Federal Financial Relations, 4–12
Relativities, See Per Capita Relativities
Revenue Replacement Payments, 32, 33
State Shares in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 33
S
Safety Net Arrangements, 32, 33
SFCs, See State Fiscal Contributions
South Australia
Fiscal Developments, 11
Special Fiscal Needs
Australian Capital Territory, 5, 30
Special Revenue Assistance, 5, 23, 30
1994‑95 to 1998‑99, 24
Australian Capital Territory, 5, 30
Transitional Allowances and Special Fiscal Needs for the Australian Capital Territory, 30
Specific Purpose Payments (SPPs), 4, 21, 37–40
‘To’ and ‘Through’ the States, 1994‑95 to 1998‑99, 38
By Programme and Distribution, 1997‑98, 82
By Programme and Distribution, 1998‑99, 94
By Programme, 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 50
Composition, 40
Direct to Local Government, By Programme and Distribution,
1997‑98, 107
Direct to Local Government, By Programme and Distribution,
1998‑99, 108
Direct to Local Government, By Programme, 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 105
Horizontal Fiscal Equalisation, 20
Impact of 1998‑99 Budget
Measures, 4, 38
Nature and Purpose, 37
Percentage of Total Gross Payments, 1978‑79 to 1998‑99, 39
Total, 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 21
Trends in Level and Composition, 38
State Business Franchise Fees, 32
State Fiscal Contributions, 4, 21, 22, 34
States
Fiscal Developments, 8–12
Public Sector Net Debt, 8
By State, 1995 to 1998, 9
Public Sector Underlying Deficit, 8
By State, 1985‑86 to 2001‑02, 8
T
Tasmania
Fiscal Developments, 11
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Relativities, 18
State Fiscal Contribution, 34
Tax Reform, 15
Tobacco Products
Revenue Replacement Payments, 32, 33
Tolerance Limits (Loan Council), 41
Total Payments to the States, 21
Composition, 15
Composition and Distribution in 1997‑98 and 1998‑99, 22
Level 1997‑98 to 2001‑02, 21
Transitional Allowances
Australian Capital Territory, 5, 30
U
Uniform Presentation Framework for Government Financial Information, 7, 44
V
Vertical Fiscal Imbalance (VFI), 13–15
Victoria
Fiscal Developments, 8, 10
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Grant Share, 28
Movements in Relativities, 18
W
Western Australia
Fiscal Developments, 10
Impact of Relativities on Grant Share, 17
Movements in Grant Share, 28
Movements in Relativities, 18