Appendix B: Australian Government Financial Statements (Continued)
| Estimates | |
|---|---|
| 2012-13 $m |
|
| Cash receipts from operating activities | |
| Taxes received | 339,074 |
| Receipts from sales of goods and services | 15,823 |
| Interest receipts | 4,464 |
| Dividends and income tax equivalents | 3,064 |
| Other receipts | 6,485 |
| Total operating receipts | 368,909 |
| Cash payments for operating activities | |
| Payments to employees | -29,581 |
| Payments for goods and services | -75,581 |
| Grants and subsidies paid | -125,799 |
| Interest paid | -11,573 |
| Personal benefit payments | -114,755 |
| Other payments | -4,733 |
| Total operating payments | -362,022 |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 6,887 |
| Cash flows from investments in non-financial assets | |
| Sales of non-financial assets | 4,886 |
| Purchases of non-financial assets | -12,584 |
| Net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets | -7,698 |
| Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for policy purposes | -6,237 |
| Cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes | |
| Increase in investments | -5,937 |
| Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes | -5,937 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | |
| Borrowing (net) | 15,228 |
| Other financing (net) | -1,610 |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 13,618 |
| Net increase/(decrease) in cash held | 633 |
| Cash at the beginning of the year | 4,356 |
| Cash at the end of the year | 4,989 |
| Net cash from operating activities and investments in non-financial assets | -811 |
| Distributions paid | 0 |
| Equals surplus(+)/deficit(-) | -811 |
| Finance leases and similar arrangements(b) | -412 |
| GFS cash surplus(+)/deficit(-) | -1,223 |
(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 surplus or increases the deficit. The disposal of assets previously held under finance leases increases the surplus or decreases the deficit.
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