Australian Government, 2012‑13 Budget
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Appendix B: Australian Government Financial Statements

Table B1: Australian Government general government sector operating statement
    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
Table B1: Australian Government general government sector operating statement (continued)
    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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