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Appendix B: Australian Government Financial Statements (Continued)

Table B3: Australian Government general government sector cash flow statement^(a)

	Estimates			Projections
	2012-13 $m	2013-14 $m		2014-15 $m	2015-16 $m
Cash receipts from operating activities
Taxes received	339,209	371,393		389,236	411,538
Receipts from sales of goods and services	8,818	8,758		8,503	8,854
Interest receipts	4,390	4,486		4,414	4,756
Dividends and income tax equivalents	3,268	2,004		2,164	2,288
Other receipts	6,484	5,495		5,481	5,601
Total operating receipts	362,170	392,136		409,798	433,037
Cash payments for operating activities
Payments for employees	-25,946	-26,094		-26,533	-27,798
Payments for goods and services	-72,350	-74,289		-78,064	-83,506
Grants and subsidies paid	-125,799	-141,846		-148,092	-151,232
Interest paid	-11,537	-11,133		-11,104	-12,528
Personal benefit payments	-114,755	-121,940		-127,320	-136,095
Other payments	-4,733	-4,946		-5,138	-5,426
Total operating payments	-355,119	-380,249		-396,251	-416,585
Net cash flows from operating activities	7,051	11,887		13,547	16,452
Cash flows from investments in non-financial assets
Sales of non-financial assets	4,872	459		244	1,588
Purchases of non-financial assets	-7,721	-7,041		-7,638	-8,609
Net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets	-2,850	-6,582		-7,393	-7,022
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for policy purposes	-11,121	-12,732		-11,608	-10,082
Cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes
Increase in investments	-6,000	-596		-415	-77
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes	-6,000	-596		-415	-77
Cash receipts from financing activities
Borrowing	14,645	10,406		8,031	2,897
Other financing	0	0		1	0
Total cash receipts from financing activities	14,645	10,406		8,033	2,897
Cash payments for financing activities
Other financing	-1,610	-2,142		-2,186	-2,084
Total cash payments for financing activities	-1,610	-2,142		-2,186	-2,084
Net cash flows from financing activities	13,035	8,264		5,846	812
Net increase/(decrease) in cash held	115	241		-23	83

Table B3: Australian Government general government sector cash flow statement (continued)^(a)

	Estimates			Projections
	2012-13 $m	2013-14 $m		2014-15 $m	2015-16 $m
Net cash flows from operating activities and investments in non-financial assets (surplus(+)/deficit(-))	4,201	5,305		6,154	9,430
Finance leases and similar arrangements(b)	-406	-470		-1	-1
GFS cash surplus(+)/deficit(-)	3,796	4,835		6,153	9,429
less Net Future Fund earnings	2,718	2,670		2,828	3,021
Equals underlying cash balance(c)	1,077	2,165		3,325	6,408
plus Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for policy purposes	-11,121	-12,732		-11,608	-10,082
plus Net Future Fund earnings	2,718	2,670		2,828	3,021
Equals headline cash balance	-7,325	-7,896		-5,455	-654

(a) A positive number denotes a cash inflow; a negative sign denotes a cash outflow.

(b) The acquisition of assets under finance leases decreases the underlying cash balance. The disposal of assets previously held under finance leases increases the underlying cash balance.

(c) The term underlying cash balance is not used by the ABS.

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