Appendix A: Policy decisions taken since the
2011‑12 Budget
Expense Measures
Table 2: Expense measures since the 2011‑12 Budget(a)
|
2010‑11 $m |
2011‑12 $m |
2012‑13 $m |
2013‑14 $m |
2014‑15 $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY | |||||||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |||||||
| Agriculture Advancing Australia — International Agricultural Cooperation Program — reduced funding | - | - | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ||
| Changes to agricultural production levies(b) | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Clean Energy Future | |||||||
| — Creating Opportunities on the Land — extending the benefits of the Carbon Farming Initiative | - | 30.9 | 26.3 | 95.0 | 83.0 | ||
| — implementation | - | -0.2 | -0.1 | - | - | ||
| Climate Change Adaptation Partnerships — Community Networks and Capacity Building and Information Services Programs — reduced funding | - | -0.7 | - | - | - | ||
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry — rationalisation of corporate functions | - | 1.2 | -5.6 | -5.6 | -5.6 | ||
| Drought Assistance — additional funding for Exceptional Circumstances Exit Grants | - | 4.4 | - | - | - | ||
| Fisheries Resources Research Fund Program — reduced funding | - | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -1.3 | ||
| Hendra virus research — support | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | - | ||
| Live Animal Exports | |||||||
| — Assistance to Individuals | - | 3.1 | - | - | - | ||
| — Business Assistance | - | 24.7 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Reform of Australia's export certification services — additional funding | - | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | ||
| Regional Food Producers' Innovation — Productivity Program — reduced funding | - | -2.6 | - | - | - | ||
| Tasmanian Forest Industry — adjustment package | - | 45.0 | - | - | - | ||
| Western Australia Drought Pilot — additional funding for Farm Family Support | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Western Australia Drought Pilot Communication and Strategic Review programs — reduced funding | - | -0.4 | - | - | - | ||
| Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation | |||||||
| Hendra virus research — support | - | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | - | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 105.4 | 26.6 | 91.1 | 78.7 | ||
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S | |||||||
| Attorney-General's Department | |||||||
| Flood Risk Information — enhancement | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Natural Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding | |||||||
| — Adelong Pool | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| — Victorian Interest Rate Subsidy — Assistance to Businesses in Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Personal Property Securities Register — additional funding(c) | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | ||
| Safer Suburbs Program Expansion | - | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | ||
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | |||||||
| Australia's Anti-Dumping and Countervailing System — enhancements | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Australian Federal Police | |||||||
| Alice Springs Airport — withdrawal of the Australian Federal Police | - | -1.0 | -2.4 | -3.2 | -3.2 | ||
| Reduced Australian Federal Police contribution to the United Nations Mission in Cyprus — deferral | - | 0.9 | - | - | - | ||
| Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia | |||||||
| Personal Property Securities Register — additional funding(c) | - | -0.4 | - | - | - | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -2.1 | ||
| BROADBAND, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY | |||||||
| Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy | |||||||
| Digital productivity | |||||||
| — Digital Communities — Digital Hubs, Local Government and Community Engagement | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| — digital enterprises | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| — enabled education and skills services | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Independent Inquiry into Australian Media | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | ||
| National Broadband Network — enhanced commitment for the delivery of the Universal Service Obligation | - | - | nfp | nfp | - | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY | |||||||
| Clean Energy Regulator | |||||||
| Clean Energy Future | |||||||
| — Creating Opportunities on the Land — Carbon Farming Initiative | - | - | 135.3 | 118.6 | 130.9 | ||
| — Governance — Clean Energy Regulator | - | 38.0 | 50.1 | 54.0 | 57.6 | ||
| — Supporting Energy Markets — Energy Security Fund | - | - | - | 1,007.2 | 1,059.3 | ||
| — Supporting Jobs — Jobs and Competitiveness Program | - | - | 2,654.6 | 2,849.7 | 3,088.4 | ||
| — Supporting Jobs — Steel Transformation Plan | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Climate Change Authority | |||||||
| Clean Energy Future — Governance — Climate Change Authority | - | - | 6.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | ||
| Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | |||||||
| Clean Energy Future | |||||||
| — Creating Opportunities on the Land — Carbon Farming Initiative | - | 0.1 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 47.4 | ||
| — Creating Opportunities on the Land — extending the benefits of the Carbon Farming Initiative | - | 0.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| — Creating Opportunities on the Land — natural resource management for climate change | - | - | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | ||
| — implementation | - | 31.6 | 0.6 | - | - | ||
| — Improving Energy Efficiency | - | 1.8 | 0.8 | - | - | ||
| — Improving Energy Efficiency — household advice | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| — Improving Energy Efficiency — Low Carbon Communities | - | 0.3 | 30.4 | 75.4 | 80.7 | ||
| — Putting a Price on Pollution — Voluntary Action Pledge Fund and GreenPower purchases(b) | - | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ||
| — Supporting Energy Markets — Energy Security Fund | - | 1,000.0 | - | - | - | ||
| — Supporting Jobs — Energy Efficiency Information Grants | - | 6.3 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 9.5 | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 1,080.5 | 2,907.6 | 4,187.4 | 4,491.4 | ||
| CROSS PORTFOLIO | |||||||
| Various Agencies | |||||||
| Reducing the cost of Government administration — one-off efficiency dividend | - | - | -500.0 | -495.0 | -495.0 | ||
| Social and Community Services — Equal Remuneration | - | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp | ||
| Portfolio total | - | - | -500.0 | -495.0 | -495.0 | ||
| EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS | |||||||
| Comcare | |||||||
| Amendments to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 — Fair Protection for Firefighters | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | |||||||
| BlueScope Steel workers — assistance | - | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Building Australia's Future Workforce Measures — consequential amendments | - | - | -1.0 | -1.4 | -1.4 | ||
| Child Care — Enhanced scrutiny of the financial viability of large long day care providers | - | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Clean Energy Future | |||||||
| — Helping Households — tax cuts and increased payments(b) | - | 255.0 | 121.9 | 255.7 | 226.3 | ||
| — Supporting Jobs — Clean Energy Skills Package | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations — departmental efficiencies | - | - | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.8 | ||
| Digital Education Revolution — project pool — redirection | - | - | -20.0 | -20.0 | - | ||
| Digital productivity — enabled education and skills services | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Early intervention to prevent debts for customers commencing employment | - | - | -43.4 | -32.5 | -32.5 | ||
| Education Services for Overseas Students | |||||||
| — Tuition Protection Service — implementation | - | -5.7 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| — Tuition Protection Service Levy(b) | - | - | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||
| Employment Pathway Fund — redirection of funding | - | -14.9 | - | - | - | ||
| Higher Education — reinstate Band 2 student contributions for mathematics, statistics and science units | - | - | -46.8 | -136.1 | -216.0 | ||
| Higher Education Reward Funding — reduction | - | -3.2 | -12.4 | -105.4 | -119.8 | ||
| Job Capacity Assessment — additional funding | 40.0 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Live Animal Exports — Assistance to Individuals | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | ||
| Long Day Care services — one-off grants in the transition to the National Quality Framework | - | 5.0 | - | - | - | ||
| National Foundation Skills Strategy — redirect funding | - | - | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.2 | ||
| Personal income tax | |||||||
| — 50 per cent tax discount for interest income — deferral(b) | - | - | -1.2 | -1.0 | - | ||
| — standard deduction for work-related expenses and the cost of managing tax affairs — deferral(b) | - | - | -2.7 | -7.7 | - | ||
| Philanthropy — updating the list of specifically listed deductible gift recipients(b) | - | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.8 | ||
| Schools | |||||||
| — National Rewards for Great Teachers — revised implementation | - | - | 10.0 | -85.0 | -125.0 | ||
| — Reward Payments for School Improvement — revised implementation | - | - | -11.8 | -27.4 | -15.4 | ||
| SkillsConnect | |||||||
| — Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring and Accelerated Australian Apprenticeships Programs — broaden eligibility | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| — Integration of the Critical Skills Investment Fund with the National Workforce Development Fund — bring forward | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory | |||||||
| — expansion of the School Enrolment and Attendance Measure | - | - | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | ||
| — Indigenous Employment Program — redirection of funding | - | - | -0.7 | -1.6 | -2.0 | ||
| Structural Adjustment Fund — redirection | - | -21.0 | -7.1 | - | - | ||
| Student Income Support | |||||||
| — changes to the rate of Student Start-up Scholarships | - | -18.2 | -37.9 | -38.8 | -39.8 | ||
| — delay masters by coursework by two years | - | -12.4 | -60.3 | -35.5 | -3.0 | ||
| — Relocation Scholarship — increased payments for regional students | - | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | ||
| — Rural Tertiary Hardship Fund — redirection | - | -16.3 | - | - | - | ||
| — support for reform | - | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ||
| — Workforce Participation Criteria — remove regional distinctions | - | 28.1 | 64.9 | 66.4 | 68.1 | ||
| — Youth Allowance Regional Advertising Campaign | - | 0.7 | - | - | - | ||
| Student Visa Simplification | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tasmanian Forest Industry — adjustment package | - | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | ||
| Trade Training Centres in Schools Program — rephasing | - | - | - | -11.6 | - | ||
| Transitional Australian Apprenticeships Support Services | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| University of Notre Dame Australia — additional Commonwealth supported places | - | 2.3 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 11.7 | ||
| Weekly income support payments to vulnerable Australians — expansion | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Workforce Innovation Program — redirect funding | - | - | -1.3 | -1.6 | -0.9 | ||
| Fair Work Australia | |||||||
| Road Safety Remuneration System — establishment | - | - | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman | |||||||
| Road Safety Remuneration System — establishment | - | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Portfolio total | 40.0 | 213.1 | -21.0 | -156.7 | -236.2 | ||
| FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS | |||||||
| Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |||||||
| Australian Institute of Family Studies — transfer | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Baby Bonus — reset to $5,000 and pause indexation for three years | - | 0.2 | -89.1 | -125.1 | -145.6 | ||
| Better Targeting of Immunisation Incentives | - | 0.4 | -79.8 | -82.8 | -86.0 | ||
| Clean Energy Future | |||||||
| — Helping Households — Essential Medical Equipment Payment | - | - | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.2 | ||
| — Helping Households — tax cuts and increased payments(b) | - | 1,126.7 | 553.6 | 1,565.2 | 1,638.8 | ||
| — Improving Energy Efficiency — Low Carbon Communities | - | 4.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 | ||
| — Renewable Energy — Remote Indigenous Energy Program | - | 0.2 | 3.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | ||
| Community Development Employment Projects Program — redirection | - | - | -10.0 | -10.2 | -10.4 | ||
| Community Investment Program — redirection of funding | - | 6.0 | -3.8 | -4.6 | -4.8 | ||
| Disability Care and Support — Laying the foundations for a National Disability insurance scheme | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Early intervention to prevent debts for customers commencing employment | - | - | -16.6 | -12.5 | -12.5 | ||
| Family Tax Benefit — Cease fortnightly payments to families who have zero entitlement for two consecutive years | - | 0.1 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | ||
| National Carer Strategy | - | 10.5 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.0 | ||
| Personal income tax | |||||||
| — 50 per cent tax discount for interest income — deferral(b) | - | - | -15.9 | -13.3 | - | ||
| — standard deduction for work-related expenses and the cost of managing tax affairs — deferral(b) | - | - | -57.6 | -90.6 | - | ||
| Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory | |||||||
| — Food security — strengthening remote stores | - | - | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| — Tackling Alcohol Abuse | - | - | 3.2 | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| Superannuation — reduction in the minimum payment amounts for account-based pensions in 2012‑13(b) | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | ||
| Weekly income support payments to vulnerable Australians — expansion | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Western Australia's Appealathon and Telethon — contribution | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 1,149.0 | 333.1 | 1,281.3 | 1,435.7 | ||
| FINANCE AND DEREGULATION | |||||||
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | |||||||
| Clean Energy Future — Governance — Clean Energy Regulator | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | |||||||
| AusAID | |||||||
| Official development assistance | |||||||
| — Australian Civilian Corps — deployments to Afghanistan | - | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | - | ||
| — Australia's Contribution to the Global Partnership for Education | - | 5.0 | 10.0 | 60.0 | 95.0 | ||
| Official development assistance | |||||||
| — Australia's Contribution to the Horn of Africa Drought and Famine | - | 30.0 | - | - | - | ||
| — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Australia Africa Food Security Initiative | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Official Development Assistance — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Australian Mining for Development | - | 10.4 | 17.3 | 30.3 | 33.3 | ||
| Official development assistance | |||||||
| — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Global Polio Eradication Initiative | - | 4.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | ||
| — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Support of Commonwealth Democracy and Development | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research | |||||||
| Official development assistance — Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Australia Africa Food Security Initiative | - | 3.8 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 13.1 | ||
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |||||||
| Bali Peace Park — contribution | - | 0.5 | - | - | - | ||
| Ex gratia payments | |||||||
| — Families of the victims of September 11 terrorist attacks | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| — families of the victims of the 2009 Kokoda plane crash | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea — Australian participation | - | 8.5 | 1.5 | - | - | ||
| Portfolio total | - | 65.8 | 54.2 | 122.0 | 165.4 | ||
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