Appendix B: Australian Government Financial Statements
| Estimates | Projections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note |
2012-13 $m |
2013-14 $m |
2014-15 $m |
2015-16 $m | ||
| Revenue | ||||||
| Taxation revenue | 3 | 352,092 | 382,023 | 400,753 | 424,408 | |
| Sales of goods and services | 4 | 8,594 | 8,791 | 8,629 | 9,006 | |
| Interest income | 5 | 4,465 | 4,628 | 4,608 | 4,864 | |
| Dividend income | 5 | 2,479 | 1,950 | 2,108 | 2,244 | |
| Other | 6 | 6,109 | 5,769 | 5,773 | 5,916 | |
| Total revenue | 373,739 | 403,161 | 421,871 | 446,438 | ||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Gross operating expenses | ||||||
| Wages and salaries(a) | 7 | 19,205 | 19,127 | 19,356 | 20,179 | |
| Superannuation | 7 | 6,175 | 4,063 | 4,124 | 4,177 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 8 | 6,190 | 6,345 | 6,423 | 6,500 | |
| Supply of goods and services | 9 | 72,068 | 74,050 | 77,838 | 83,205 | |
| Other operating expenses(a) | 7 | 5,028 | 5,233 | 5,399 | 5,598 | |
| Total gross operating expenses | 108,666 | 108,818 | 113,140 | 119,659 | ||
| Superannuation interest expense | 7 | 6,913 | 8,295 | 8,587 | 8,908 | |
| Interest expenses | 10 | 12,878 | 12,822 | 12,452 | 12,105 | |
| Current transfers | ||||||
| Current grants | 11 | 108,597 | 120,105 | 128,144 | 134,121 | |
| Subsidy expenses | 13,316 | 15,222 | 15,333 | 16,154 | ||
| Personal benefits | 12 | 116,176 | 122,123 | 127,826 | 136,628 | |
| Total current transfers | 238,089 | 257,450 | 271,302 | 286,903 | ||
| Capital transfers | 11 | |||||
| Mutually agreed write-downs | 2,266 | 2,407 | 2,589 | 2,766 | ||
| Other capital grants | 6,237 | 8,062 | 5,634 | 5,469 | ||
| Total capital transfers | 8,503 | 10,469 | 8,223 | 8,235 | ||
| Total expenses | 375,049 | 397,854 | 413,704 | 435,811 | ||
| Net operating balance | -1,310 | 5,307 | 8,167 | 10,627 | ||
| Other economic flows | ||||||
| Gain/loss on equity and on sale of assets(b) |
7,577 | 3,674 | 3,783 | 5,393 | ||
| Net write-downs of assets (including bad and doubtful debts) |
-6,658 | -6,113 | -6,389 | -6,929 | ||
| Assets recognised for the first time | 531 | 555 | 579 | 604 | ||
| Actuarial revaluations | 1,061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Net foreign exchange gains | -17 | 11 | 67 | 58 | ||
| Market valuation of debt | 2,729 | 3,156 | 2,653 | 2,167 | ||
| Other economic revaluations(c) | 77 | 409 | 296 | 355 | ||
| Total other economic flows | 5,300 | 1,692 | 990 | 1,648 | ||
| Comprehensive result - Total change in net worth |
13 | 3,990 | 6,999 | 9,157 | 12,275 | |
| Estimates | Projections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Note |
2012-13 $m |
2013-14 $m |
2014-15 $m |
2015-16 $m | ||
| Net operating balance | -1,310 | 5,307 | 8,167 | 10,627 | ||
| Net acquisition of non-financial assets | ||||||
| Purchases of non-financial assets | 8,258 | 7,159 | 7,264 | 9,402 | ||
| less Sales of non-financial assets | 4,872 | 459 | 244 | 1,588 | ||
| less Depreciation | 6,190 | 6,345 | 6,423 | 6,500 | ||
| plus Change in inventories | 377 | 302 | 268 | 351 | ||
| plus Other movements in non-financial assets | -90 | 374 | 380 | -800 | ||
| Total net acquisition of non-financial assets | -2,517 | 1,032 | 1,244 | 865 | ||
| Fiscal balance (Net lending/borrowing)(d) | 1,207 | 4,275 | 6,923 | 9,762 | ||
(a) Consistent with ABS GFS classification, other employee related expenses are reported under other operating expenses. Total employee expenses equal wages and salaries plus other operating expenses.
(b) Reflects changes in the market valuation of investments and any revaluations at the point of disposal or sale.
(c) Largely reflects other revaluation of assets and liabilities.
(d) The term fiscal balance is not used by the ABS.
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