Document Index
Budget Paper 2

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

$m

$m

$m

$m

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative

3.0

6.2

7.9

8.1

Cost-sharing for emergency animal disease response

-

-

-

-

Supermarket to Asia Strategy

4.4

5.1

5.0

-

Savings through application of competitive tendering and contracting principles and other performance improvement initiatives

-7.0

-7.0

-7.0

-7.0

Food and Fibre Supply Chain Programme

3.0

3.0

3.1

-

Deterring illegal fishing in Australia's subantarctic waters

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

Ovine Johnes Disease Control and Evaluation Programme

1.5

0.8

0.4

0.1

Tasmanian Wheat Freight Shipping

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

Regional Forest Agreements

4.0

-

-

-

Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy

4.0

4.0

4.1

-

18.0

17.3

18.8

6.7

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S

Attorney-General's Department

Additional counselling and mediation dispute resolution services *

2.8

6.7

6.2

-

Establishment of a Federal Magistracy

5.2

8.2

7.3

7.2

Establish a National Crime Information System (CrimTrac)

20.0

20.0

10.0

-

Building safer communities - develop new approaches to crime prevention

3.5

5.6

6.1

6.2

Expand supervised children's contact services by 25 additional services *

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

Extend Access to Justice in rural and regional Australia with five new community legal services

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

Establish Family Law advice telecommunications services

0.6

1.2

1.3

-

Data Protection in the Private Sector *

-0.6

-1.7

-1.4

-1.4

Implementation of the reform of Matrimonial Property Law

-

-

-

-

Australian Customs Service

Tough on drugs - increased search capacity and purchase of x-ray technology to enhance capacity for drug detection at the nation's borders

3.3

7.2

7.8

7.7

Sydney 2000 Olympic Games – Improved Security

3.0

3.6

-

-

Australian Federal Police

Tough on drugs - four mobile strike teams

5.2

6.3

6.4

6.4

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Data Protection in the Private Sector *

0.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

48.4

63.6

50.3

31.5

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Continuation of funding to enhance the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

-

2.5

-

-

Continuation of ArtsInfo and Australia's cultural network

-1.0

0.5

0.5

-

Extension of cultural touring programmes

3.0

3.0

-

-

Establish Cooma Call and Technology Centre

1.7

-

-

-

Maintenance of the funding base of the Cultural Development Programme

5.0

4.1

-

-

Further support for Inveresk Museum and Art Gallery

1.5

-

-

-

Community Broadcasting

-0.8

1.5

1.5

-

Centenary of Federation Medallions

0.1

1.9

-

-

Support for 1999 as Online Australia Year

-

-

-

-

Analogue Closure Public Education Programme *

-0.6

-

-

-

Review of Telecommunication Interception Funding Arrangements *

-0.3

-

-

-

Australia Council

Continuation of the Young and Emerging Artists Fund

1.3

1.3

-

-

Extend funding for Major Festivals Fund

0.8

0.8

-

-

Continuation of the Commonwealth Regional Arts Fund

2.5

2.5

-

-

Assist LOUDER Youth Festival

1.5

-

-

-

Australian Broadcasting Authority

Australia's digital media future - digital television conversion

1.2

1.2

1.0

-

Australia's digital media future - regulation of online services

1.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

Australian Communications Authority

Analogue Closure Public Education Programme*

0.6

-

-

-

Review of Telecommunication Interception Funding Arrangements *

0.3

-

-

-

17.9

21.1

4.9

1.9

Department of Defence

Defence New Priorities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

Increase support for rural and regional New Apprenticeship incentive

7.8

9.9

11.0

12.7

Extension of Commonwealth Funding for the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools Strategy

30.0

30.0

30.0

-

Increase Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme Boarding Allowances

3.9

4.2

4.7

5.1

Quality Teacher Programme

15.2

31.0

31.4

0.1

Maintenance of Higher Education Research Infrastructure Funding

36.8

37.4

19.0

-

Funding Science Lectureships

5.0

10.0

10.0

-

Refocussing funding for the Higher Education Innovation Programme

-4.0

-4.0

-4.0

-4.0

Phasing out of the Higher Education Equity Merit Scholarship Scheme

-6.8

-9.0

-10.8

-12.3

Improvement of School Students' Literacy and Numeracy Skills

29.9

31.1

23.0

-

Literacy and Numeracy in the Middle Years of Schooling

11.2

11.7

11.9

12.2

Price Agreement for delivery of services by the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

-10.0

-10.0

-10.0

-10.0

Enhancement of the National School Drug Education Strategy

1.0

2.1

3.7

3.7

Extension of Young Offender Pilot Programme

0.5

0.5

..

..

Developing an enterprise culture - women in small business

0.4

-

-

-

Additional places for the James Cook University Medical School

-

1.2

2.2

3.0

Endowment for the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies

5.0

-

-

-

Endowment for the Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies

5.0

-

-

-

131.0

146.1

122.1

10.5

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Extension of Work for the Dole programme to year 12 school leavers

24.7

24.9

24.9

24.8

Improve job opportunities by establishing a Return to Work programme

5.0

5.9

6.1

7.2

Workplace Reform – Secret Ballots

0.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

Workplace Reform – Plain English Legislation

0.4

-

-

-

Workplace Reform – improvement to the operations of Affirmative Action (Equal Employment Opportunity for Women) Act 1986

0.2

0.3

0.2

-

Developing an enterprise culture

2.0

2.2

2.2

-

33.1

34.9

35.0

33.6

ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Department of the Environment and Heritage

Living Cities Programme

10.2

20.5

20.0

-

Oceans policy implementation

10.0

10.0

10.0

-

Providing world class weather forecasting

4.8

4.9

7.2

7.3

Shipping transport support for Australian Antarctic Programme

-

-

-

-

Environment and Heritage portfolio efficiency savings

-1.5

-1.5

-1.5

-1.5

Cultural Heritage Projects Programme

2.2

2.2

2.3

-

Protecting Australia's forests

1.8

-

-

-

Environment Protection Programme

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

Biodiversity Convention and Strategy Programme

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

Australian Biological Resources Study

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

Greenhouse Science initiatives

2.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

Incentives for Heritage Programme

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Improved Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Surveillance

1.0

1.2

1.2

-

39.2

50.1

52.1

18.9

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Department of Family and Community Services

Implement Youth Homelessness Early Intervention Programme

6.0

14.0

20.0

20.0

Establish rural call centres

4.6

7.7

7.6

7.7

Expand respite care for carers of young people with disabilities

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.2

National Homeless Strategy and the continuation of the Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme

8.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

Revise gifting rules *

1.6

-1.7

-2.9

-4.2

Clarify, simplify and strengthen debt recovery

1.3

-26.3

-27.6

-28.6

Use Tax File Numbers in Data Matching of Employment Declaration Forms, Prescribed Payment System and Reportable Payment System

0.1

-14.1

-23.4

-24.0

Tax reform family assistance package *

-12.6

48.6

60.9

76.5

Pay Centrelink and Health Insurance Commission for delivery of current system of child care payments

9.0

-

-

-

Tax Reform Package

103.7

132.0

66.5

64.3

Improve access to Centrelink through Electronic Service Delivery

4.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

Extend Eligibility for Student Financial Supplement Scheme Loan

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

Establishment of an Australian Household Panel Survey

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Simplify International Payments *

1.3

2.9

-8.6

-9.4

Provision of Outposted Centrelink/ATO Project Officers

-1.0

-4.6

-4.7

-4.8

Assessment of undisclosed assets across Income Support Payments

-0.9

-0.2

..

..

Survey of the Level and Reasons for Incorrect Payments for Major Income Support Payments

1.0

-1.9

-

-

Additional funding for Marriage and Relationship Education

2.0

2.0

2.0

-

Continuation of the Housing Reform Fund

-

-

-

-

End Double Rent Assistance for Blended Families

0.5

-0.5

-0.8

-1.1

Increase Funding for the Continence Aids Assistance Scheme

1.5

1.1

0.6

0.3

Continue Child Care National Information Strategy for Parents to 2000

-

-

-

-

Increase Men's access to Family Relationship Support Services

3.0

3.0

3.0

-

Improve Rent Assistance Compliance

3.7

-1.7

-2.4

-3.1

New income support arrangements for separated parents sharing care of a child *

-

3.3

-1.3

-2.2

Simplification of the Isolated and Secondary Student Boarder Concession

-

-

-

-

Additional counselling and mediation dispute resolution services *

0.2

0.2

0.2

-

Extend the definition of "Independent Employment" used under the Family Actual Means Test to include young people employed by their family

-

-

-

-

Data Matching with the Registrars-General Birth Records

-2.3

-0.6

-

-

Data Matching with the Australian Stock Exchange Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System records

-1.8

-1.0

-

-

Data matching with State and Territory Superannuation Administration Authorities

-3.2

-1.1

-

-

Data Matching of Prescribed Payment System data between Centrelink and the ATO

-2.0

-5.8

-5.9

-6.1

Simplify Technical Rules

-

..

-

-

Additional counselling and mediation dispute resolution services *

0.2

0.2

0.2

-

Expand supervised children's contact services by 25 additional services *

-

-

-

-

Align Invalidity Service Pension Assessments *

0.3

5.0

9.1

10.0

137.9

179.8

112.3

115.4

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Department of Finance and Administration

Commercialisation of Property Portfolio - reduction in price of outputs

-29.5

-27.3

-27.9

-29.3

Australian Electoral Commission

Referendum on whether Australia becomes a Republic

63.4

0.3

-

-

Commonwealth Grants Commission

Develop measures of relative disadvantage to target resources for indigenous Australians

3.2

2.5

-

-

Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing

Revision to estimated sale costs for the further sale of Telstra

7.5

-

-

-

Extension of the Information Technology outsourcing programme

14.3

9.8

-

-

Reinstatement of price of output funding for the Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology Outsourcing

4.1

-

-

-

62.9

-14.8

-27.9

-29.3

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Opening of an Australian Consulate-General in East Timor and an Australian Policy Liaison Office in Lisbon *

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

Opening of Australian Embassy in Zagreb *

0.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

AusAID

Opening of an Australian Consulate-General in East Timor and an Australian Policy liaison Office in Lisbon *

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Australian Trade Commission

Opening of Australian Embassy in Zagreb *

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

6.6

7.8

7.9

8.2

HEALTH AND AGED CARE

Department of Health and Aged Care

National Illicit Drug Strategy - additional funding for drug treatment

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

Helping people with chronic disease manage their illness

1.6

3.4

4.3

5.1

Preventing falls in older people

1.1

1.1

2.2

2.2

Hepatitis C education and prevention

1.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

Population Health Evidence Base Advisory Mechanism

-

-

-

-

New pathology partnership to strengthen quality*

-7.7

-18.4

-30.2

-46.5

Quality incentives for prescribing pharmaceuticals

-28.3

-38.9

-55.5

-64.7

General practitioner involvement in coordinated care planning

3.6

11.2

16.8

22.9

Multidisciplinary case conferencing *

0.8

2.1

3.1

4.2

Practice Incentives Programme - new care plan targets

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

Voluntary annual health assessments for those aged 75 years and over *

1.7

9.2

12.1

15.8

Expanded Medicare easyclaim facilities

1.6

6.2

6.7

4.7

Medicare - electronic commerce initiative

-

-

-4.0

-6.0

Simplified billing in the private health industry

2.5

0.2

0.2

0.2

Lifetime Health Cover

12.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

Helping general practitioners participate in multidisciplinary care planning

2.4

2.4

1.6

1.7

Integration of health information systems to support better delivery of care

3.4

6.7

-

-

Additional coordinated care trials

6.2

10.3

10.5

6.2

Fighting suicide

8.0

10.2

10.4

10.6

Retention payments for general practitioners in rural and remote areas

10.5

10.7

10.9

11.0

Developing a national strategic approach to improving asthma management

1.9

3.6

3.7

-

Fly-in fly-out female general practitioner services to meet the needs of rural women

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

Strengthening support for women with breast cancer

0.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

Ongoing funding for the National Breast Cancer Centre

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Deferral of some acute health care microeconomic reform activities

-1.0

-

-

-

30 new Regional Health Service Centres

5.9

11.8

11.7

11.4

Bush Crisis Line upgraded

-

-

-

-

Further training for remote area nurses

-

-

-

-

Better hearing services *

50.5

51.1

52.5

54.2

Improving access to health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

6.8

16.0

22.5

33.5

Improved living conditions in remote communities*

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

Carelink - information on community care

3.6

11.8

12.5

13.3

100 extra aged care beds in Regional Health Service Centres

-

0.3

0.6

1.1

Enhanced respite care services

20.0

20.4

20.7

21.1

Aged care capital funding assistance targeted particularly to rural Australia

-

19.5

6.1

-

Industry restructuring - an investment in better aged care facilities

-

8.2

-

-

Targeting residential care funds to those most in need

-22.7

-23.1

-23.5

-23.9

Pre 1 October 1997 Nursing Home Residents *

4.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

Simplifying aged care planning for rural and remote areas

1.2

1.9

1.2

1.0

Infrastructure support for health and medical research institutes

5.0

15.0

-

-

Establishing regional medical schools

4.0

4.1

5.2

5.3

Tax reform family assistance package *

-

5.5

6.0

6.6

Establish National Strategy for Biotechnology *

3.8

3.8

-

-

New income support arrangements for separated parents sharing care of a child *

-

..

-0.2

-0.2

Align Invalidity Service Pension Assessments *

..

0.5

1.0

1.1

Australia New Zealand Food Authority

Reforms to food hygiene and safety standards

1.0

-

-

-

Professional Services Review

Strengthening the Professional Services Review Scheme

1.5

2.1

3.9

4.4

119.9

190.5

134.1

117.5

IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

Review package - enhancement of portfolio review tribunals and extension of Asylum Seekers Assistance scheme *

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Development of purchasing agreement

-

-2.2

-

-

Additional funding to extend Living in Harmony campaign

2.5

2.5

-

-

Establish an immigration presence at the Australian Consulate General in East Timor

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

Migration Review Tribunal

Review package - enhancement of portfolio review tribunals and extension of Asylum Seekers Assistance scheme *

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.3

Refugee Review Tribunal

Review package - enhancement of portfolio review tribunals and extension of Asylum Seekers Assistance scheme *

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.5

11.6

9.2

9.1

9.3

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Extension of the Shipbuilding Production Bounty

13.7

12.4

1.5

0.7

Establish Printing Industry Competitiveness Scheme

6.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

Upgrade Tasmanian sporting facilities

-

-

-

-

Support domestic tourism campaign

6.0

-

-

-

Introduce Shipbuilding Innovation Scheme

9.1

9.8

10.4

11.2

Reallocation in R & D START funding

-9.1

-9.8

-10.4

-11.2

Reversal of 1998-99 Budget decision to offset the Australian Geological Geological Survey Organisation's offshore petroleum programme

-5.3

-5.3

-5.3

-5.3

Department of Industry, Science and Resources (continued)

Department of Industry, Science and Resources - use of departmental expenses to partially offset election commitments and other measures

-10.0

-10.0

-10.0

-10.0

Tough on Drugs in Sport *

1.1

-

-

-

Establish National Strategy for Biotechnology *

6.0

4.0

-

-

Regional Minerals Programme - Northwest Tasmania

1.0

4.0

-

-

Extension of Country of Origin Awareness Campaign

1.2

-

-

-

Restoration of Urangan Pier

0.3

-

-

-

Enhancement of Regional Tourism Programme

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Boosting Australia's Innovation and Science Culture

1.5

0.8

-

-

Continuation of funding for the Pooled Development Funds Programme

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Enhancing Value Chains for Action Agenda Sectors

0.9

1.3

1.0

-

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Institute of Marine Science infrastructure refurbishment

-

-

-

3.4

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

Funding for waste management plan implementation

-

5.0

-

-

Australian Sports Commission

Funding for the Australian Sports Commission

1.9

50.9

46.1

49.1

Tough on Drugs in Sport *

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Australian Sports Drug Agency

Tough on Drugs in Sport *

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Maintain Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation funding

-

23.9

27.1

30.8

28.4

95.4

68.8

77.1

PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Additional funding for partnerships against domestic violence

3.0

5.3

8.3

8.3

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Improved living conditions in remote communities *

-

-

-

-

Office of National Assessments

Additional capacity for analysis of international developments

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

3.9

6.2

9.2

9.2

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES

Department of Transport and Regional Services

Extend Road Safety Black Spot Programme

-

40.8

41.7

-

National Highway and Roads of National Importance

19.0

68.0

78.0

30.0

Tasmanian Freight Equalization Scheme - response to review

20.4

20.5

21.1

21.7

Increase support for the Indian Ocean Territories

6.5

6.9

7.9

-

Regional flood mitigation programme

6.0

7.0

7.0

-

Local Government Incentive Programme

3.5

3.5

-

-

Upgrade of Rockhampton Airport Runway

1.0

6.0

-

-

Airservices Australia (Location-Specific Pricing) Subsidy

9.0

7.0

-

-

Bridge Upgrading Programme

6.0

6.0

6.0

-

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Continue funding for coastal radio network

-

3.0

3.0

3.0

Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Civil Aviation Safety Authority - additional funding

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

80.0

177.4

173.3

63.4

TREASURY

Department of the Treasury

Establishment of the Australian Office of Financial Management

5.2

5.6

5.4

5.4

Additional funding for taxation reform

3.1

2.1

1.1

-

Enhancement of the Corporations and Securities Panel

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Savings to offset National Competition Council measure "Additional legal funding for matters relating to Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974"

-0.2

-0.2

-

-

Australia as a Centre for Global Financial Services

3.5

3.5

-

-

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Tax Reform Price exploitation

11.6

9.5

6.9

-

Telecommunications - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - additional functions and powers

0.9

-

-

-

Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Corporate Law Economic Reform Programme

2.8

2.0

3.5

0.9

Australian Taxation Office

Australian Business Number

44.6

32.9

24.8

26.6

Pay As You Go and New Withholding Arrangements

35.7

46.7

41.2

46.4

Fringe benefits tax reform

9.1

2.9

2.0

0.2

Business taxation reform

23.8

-

-

-

Tax reform and Australian Taxation Office efficiencies

-37.6

-77.8

-126.8

-160.7

Savings Bonus for Older Australians

4.3

0.9

0.2

0.1

Binding Oral Advice by the Australian Taxation Office

2.0

4.3

3.7

3.8

National Competition Council

Additional legal funding for matters relating to Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974

0.2

0.2

-

-

110.8

34.3

-36.4

-75.4

VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Department of Veterans' Affairs

Continuation of Community Care Seeding Grants Programme

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

Improve Claims Management Process

1.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

Production of Documentary "Australians at War"

3.0

2.0

-

-

Additional Funding for Regional War Memorials Project

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.1

Establish ANZAC Commemorative Site at Gallipoli, Turkey

1.2

-

-

-

Service Delivery to Veterans in Rural and Remote Areas - Agency arrangements

-

-

-

-

Extend provision of Veterans' Children Education Scheme assistance for the children of Extreme Disablement Adjustment pensioners

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Additional Funding support for ANZAC Parade National Memorials

1.0

-

-

-

Managing Health Care expenditure

-

-

-

-

Enhance debt recovery

-

-0.1

-0.1

-0.1

Home support - extend the HomeFront Initiative and introduce Home Support Loans

-1.7

-2.0

-1.9

-1.9

Implementation of Tax Reform Package

3.6

3.1

..

..

Align Invalidity Service Pension Assessments *

0.4

-5.4

-13.0

-16.1

Revise gifting rules *

0.4

-0.4

-0.6

-0.9

Multidisciplinary case conferencing *

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.7

Voluntary annual health assessments for those aged 75 years and over *

0.1

1.3

1.9

2.2

Better hearing services *

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

New pathology partnership to strengthen quality *

-0.7

-1.4

-2.2

-3.1

Simplify International Payments *

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

Pre 1 October 1997 Nursing Home Residents *

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

11.3

2.0

-11.2

-15.0

861.0

1020.9

722.3

383.4

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Pork Industry Assistance Package - further measures

5.0

-

-

-

5.0

-

-

-

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S

Attorney-General's Department

Republic Referendum Advertising Campaigns

15.7

-

-

-

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

Australian Federal Police

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

6.5

5.5

5.7

5.6

Australian Transactions Reports and Analysis Centre

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

3.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

National Crime Authority

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

27.5

9.9

10.0

9.9

COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS

Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Assistance to Community Broadcasters for costs associated with commercialisation of the transmission network

-

-

-

-

Restriction of access to adult telephone services regime *

-0.2

-

-

-

Australian Broadcasting Authority

Restriction of access to adult telephone services regime *

0.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

Redevelop ABSTUDY payment and management system

6.5

2.7

2.3

2.2

Quadrennium funding for non-government schools

2.7

56.6

110.4

168.5

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

2.9

3.9

1.8

0.7

12.1

63.3

114.5

171.4

EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Expansion of Mutual Obligations *

0.5

33.8

33.8

33.8

Redirection of Funds to Mutual Obligations and Indigenous Employment Programme

-16.2

-38.2

-24.7

3.6

Introduction of an Indigenous Employment Policy

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

9.3

20.6

34.2

62.4

ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Funding for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to cover increased costs of the Independent Monitor for the Port Hinchinbrook project

0.2

-

-

-

0.2

-

-

-

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Department of Family and Community Services

Additional Funding for Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement for net increase in public housing costs, as a result of tax reform

-

89.7

89.7

89.7

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

2.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

Expansion of Mutual Obligations *

3.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

5.2

94.8

94.7

94.7

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Department of Finance and Administration

Exmouth Emergency Relief Fund *

-

-

-

-

Reduction in the Department of Finance and Administration's price of outputs

-0.6

-

-

-

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.3

Commonwealth contribution to the Crookwell bushfire appeal *

-

-

-

-

-0.5

0.1

0.2

0.3

HEALTH AND AGED CARE

Department of Health and Aged Care

National Illicit Drug Strategy - early intervention and diversion *

21.7

33.0

42.9

60.6

Assisting rural medical students through their studies

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

International Year of Older Persons - celebration to mark the start of cultural change

5.0

-

-

-

Health and medical research boost

16.7

51.0

86.4

119.9

Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

Increase funding for the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

44.7

85.3

130.6

181.7

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES

Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Contribute to construction of Maitland Federation Centre

-

-

-

-

Grant to Gum San Heritage Museum, Ararat, Victoria

-

-

-

-

Strategy for tourism development, Burnie, Tasmania

-

-

-

-

Inveresk Woodchopping Stadium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Commonwealth contribution to the Crookwell bushfire appeal *

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES

Department of Transport and Regional Services

Exmouth Emergency Relief Fund *

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TREASURY

Department of the Treasury

A New Tax System - grants to balance State budgets

-

-

365.3

345.5

-

-

365.3

345.5

Total measures introduced up to the 1999-2000 Budget

103.5

273.8

749.6

866.0

Total impact of expense measures

964.5

1294.8

1471.9

1249.3

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

$m

$m

$m

$m

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Sugar Industry Assistance Package

4.4

3.9

2.8

-

Pork Industry Assistance Package

1.5

0.5

-

-

East Gippsland floods - grant to Victorian Farmers Federation for fodder transport

-

-

-

-

Loxton Irrigation Area Water System - refurbishment

-

-

-

-

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Duaringa, Monaro C and Cobar/Wilcannia

3.2

0.1

-

-

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Wentworth and Broken Hill areas

1.4

0.2

-

-

Savings from the Rural Adjustment Scheme to offset the grant to the Victorian Farmers Federation for fodder transport to East Gippsland

-

-

-

-

Costs associated with the privatisation of the Wool International stockpile

-

-

-

-

10.5

4.7

2.8

-

ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Child Support - pilot services to assist parents when contact orders are made

0.6

0.6

-

-

Australian Federal Police - resourcing needs and reform programme

21.9

16.0

-

-

22.5

16.6

0.0

-

COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

National Gallery of Australia - building repairs

-

-

-

-

Telstra Social Bonus - upgrade of the telecommunications infrastructure in remote Australia to facilitate the abolition of pastoral call rate

50.0

50.0

50.0

-

Telstra Social Bonus - increased funding for Networking the Nation

20.0

20.0

20.0

-

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Telstra Social Bonus - further increased funding for Networking the Nation

7.0

7.0

7.0

-

Telstra Social Bonus - Television fund initiative

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

Grant to John Saunders Foundation

-

-

-

-

Australian Broadcasting Authority - funding for planning requirements related to digital broadcasting

-

-

-

-

Savings in running costs - offsets to funding Australian Broadcasting Authority for planning requirements related to digital broadcasting

-

-

-

-

101.0

101.0

101.0

24.0

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

A New Tax System - increased assistance for social security recipients

-

7.5

6.9

7.2

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Additional funding to Catholic Education Systems

98.3

103.8

106.6

109.3

Extra student places for James Cook University

4.6

5.4

5.6

5.7

Strategic Partnerships - Industry Research and Training Scheme

12.4

23.4

24.0

-

Short-term Emergency Assistance for School-term Hostels

-

-

-

-

115.4

140.2

143.1

122.1

EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Enhancement to Job Network Services

16.6

-

-

-

Employment Services Market - reprioritisation of funding

-10.1

-

-

-

A New Tax System - goods and services tax business startup package

500.0

-

-

-

506.5

0.0

0.0

-

ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Telstra Social Bonus - additional funding for the Natural Heritage Trust

-

-

250.0

-

0.0

0.0

250.0

244.2

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Child Care Communication Strategy - enhancement of information activities

-

-

-

-

Apply full rate of rent assistance to people lodging in marginal accommodation - bring forward implementation to 1 January 1999

-0.4

..

..

-

Salvation Army - leadership training in the delivery of social welfare and health related services

0.5

0.5

0.5

-

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Duaringa, Monaro C and Cobar/Wilcannia

0.3

..

-

-

Exempt Farm Family Restart Scheme re-establishment grants from income test lump sum provisions

1.7

-

-

-

A New Tax System - increased assistance for social security recipients

-

1600.6

1485.2

1548.0

A New Tax System - improving assistance to families

-

1157.3

1219.7

1284.2

A New Tax System - aged persons savings bonuses

-

1140.5

-

-

A New Tax System - reduction in pension taper rate

-

325.2

339.6

360.0

A New Tax System - reforming the fringe benefits tax provision

-

-14.3

-29.6

-30.7

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Wentworth and Broken Hill areas

0.2

0.1

-

-

Extension of Youth Homelessness Pilot Programme

-

-

-

-

Ex Gratia payments to pensioners without departure certificates

-

-

-

-

Additional funding for medical assessments for disability support payments

-

-

-

-

Grants to family relationship support organisations - services to support men in their family relationships

-

-

-

-

Optical surveillance to assist in detecting cases of serious social security fraud

-16.5

-18.3

-18.8

-19.2

Ex Gratia payments for Disability Support Pensions recipients affected by the implementation of the Youth Allowance

-

-

-

-

Ex Gratia payments for Austudy recipients affected by the implementation of the Youth Allowance

-

-

-

-

-14.2

4191.6

2996.6

3142.3

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters - Report on the 1996 Election - funding of Government response

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.3

Restoration of Harrick's Cottage - grant to Brimbank Council

-

-

-

-

Grant to St Peter's Church, East Melbourne

-

-

-

-

Administrative savings in management of non-commercial estate - Harrick's Cottage and St Peter's Church

-

-

-

-

Natural disaster mitigation studies

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Natural disaster mitigation studies - funded from within Natural Disaster Relief Assistance

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

-3.0

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Victoria Emergency Fund

-

-

-

-

Payment to administrators of Cobar Mines Pty Ltd

-

-

-

-

Costs associated with the privatisation of the Wool International stockpile

-

-

-

-

Reimbursement of costs associated with the privatisation of the Wool International stockpile*

-

-

-

-

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.3

HEALTH AND AGED CARE

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Australian Health Care Agreements - additional funding to the States

192.7

169.2

180.1

191.5

Establish an Institute of Clinical Studies

5.0

5.1

-

-

Private health insurance industry reforms - re-insurance consultancy and consumer information service

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Duaringa, Monaro C and Cobar/Wilcannia

0.1

-

-

-

Additional aged care places in rural and regional communities

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.8

Transfer of aged care places to rural and regional communities

-1.6

-1.7

-1.7

-1.9

A New Tax System - private health insurance initiative

949.0

1016.0

1089.0

1162.5

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Drought Exceptional Circumstances Assistance - Wentworth and Broken Hill areas

0.1

..

-

-

Additional funding for residential aged care services continuing to receive additional recurrent funding

1.3

2.4

3.1

2.7

Assistance to remote Aboriginal communities to purchase (Avgas) aviation fuel instead of petrol to combat petrol sniffing

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1149.0

1194.1

1273.6

1358.2

IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Student Visa Programme - additional compliance and processing costs

3.7

4.2

4.8

5.5

Extension of Electronic Travel Authority to Hong Kong and Taiwan - offsetting savings

-9.5

-10.3

-11.1

-

-5.8

-6.1

-6.3

5.5

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND RESOURCES

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Assistance to Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather industries

-

10.2

144.7

147.3

Australian Commonwealth Games Association - grant to assist preparation for, and involvement in, the 1998 Commonwealth Games

-

-

-

-

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Investment incentives for Visy Pulp and Paper mill project

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

13.2

147.7

150.3

PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Federation Fund - revised funding profile

100.0

-

-100.0

-

Federation Fund - additional funding

6.8

-

-

-

Flood relief - Wollongong

-

-

-

-

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Referendum on the Republic

-

-

-

-

106.8

0.0

-100.0

-

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Sydney to Canberra Very High Speed Train Project - proving up phase

-

-

-

-

A New Tax System - new States responsibilities towards local government

-

-1335.7

-1382.2

-1430.3

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Northern Territory Indigenous Health Infrastructure

-

-

-

-

Telstra Social Bonus - Rural Transaction Centres

30.0

30.0

9.0

-

30.0

-1305.7

-1373.2

-1430.3

TREASURY

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Community education and information programme on the tax system

-

-

-

-

Community education and information programme on the tax system - private health insurance rebate

-

-

-

-

Community education and information programme on the tax system - tax reform call centres

-

-

-

-

A New Tax System - reduction in Financial Assistance Grants

-

-18176.0

-18809.0

-19463.0

A New Tax System - grants to balance State budgets

-

-

941.0

321.0

A New Tax System - replacement of the Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme

-

-1585.0

-1702.0

-1793.0

A New Tax System - diesel fuel rebate for remote power

-

9.0

9.0

10.0

A New Tax System - excise credit to replace Diesel Fuel Rebate Scheme

-

3579.0

3842.0

4047.0

A New Tax System - goods and services tax policy and administration costs

350.0

350.0

300.0

290.0

A New Tax System - impact on public debt interest of tax reform

98.0

179.0

302.0

599.0

A New Tax System - advances to balance State budgets

-

-

-

-

448.0

-15644.0

-15117.0

-15989.0

VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

Extend rent assistance eligibility for the Veterans' Children Education Scheme

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

A New Tax System - increased assistance for social security recipients

-

178.4

159.5

166.1

A New Tax System - aged persons savings bonuses

-

162.5

-

-

A New Tax System - reduction in pension taper rate

-

55.0

60.0

60.0

0.6

396.5

220.1

226.7

MEASURES NOT ABLE TO BE ALLOCATED TO A PORTFOLIO

Measures introduced up to the 1998 PEFO

A New Tax System - reduced costs to government from indirect tax reform

-

-537.0

-568.0

-599.0

Measures introduced since the 1998 PEFO

Decisions taken but not yet announced

-

-

-

-

0.0

-537.0

-568.0

-599.0

Total of all measures to the PEFO

2311.5

-11612.9

-12440.1

-13111.4

Total of all measures since the PEFO

166.9

182.1

414.6

126.5

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