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Statement 6: Expenses and Net Capital Investment (Continued)

Appendix A: Expense by function and sub‑function

Table A1: Estimates of expenses by function and sub‑function

	Actuals		Estimates				Projections
	2011‑12 $m		2012‑13 $m	2013‑14 $m	2014‑15 $m		2015‑16 $m	2016‑17 $m
General public services
Legislative and executive affairs	1,003		1,021	1,335	1,222		1,033	1,264
Financial and fiscal affairs	7,982		7,749	8,112	8,194		8,335	8,741
Foreign affairs and economic aid	5,878		5,896	6,752	7,010		7,650	8,860
General research	2,764		2,639	2,663	2,648		2,511	2,414
General services	1,432		683	695	704		728	748
Government superannuation benefits	4,094		7,567	3,466	3,460		3,499	3,510
Total general public services	23,153		25,555	23,023	23,237		23,756	25,537
Defence	21,692		21,122	22,045	23,345		25,094	25,834
Public order and safety
Courts and legal services	829		899	1,007	981		980	896
Other public order and safety	3,170		3,129	3,264	3,151		3,108	3,152
Total public order and safety	3,999		4,028	4,272	4,132		4,087	4,048
Education
Higher education	8,533		8,724	8,997	9,321		9,829	10,073
Vocational and other education	1,998		1,904	1,954	2,128		2,124	2,305
Schools	12,243		12,419	13,778	14,441		15,748	17,231
Non-government schools	7,737		8,094	8,916	9,277		9,970	10,718
Government schools	4,505		4,326	4,861	5,164		5,778	6,513
Student assistance	4,110		3,532	3,599	3,498		3,458	3,573
General administration	263		268	268	257		250	266
School education - specific funding	1,903		1,563	1,147	740		381	560
Total education	29,050		28,411	29,742	30,386		31,790	34,007
Health
Medical services and benefits	25,081		25,307	25,552	27,430		28,918	30,548
Hospital services(a)	2,944		2,694	2,762	2,038		1,900	1,905
National Health Reform Payment	12,544		13,252	13,941	15,432		17,060	18,849
Pharmaceutical benefits and services	10,188		10,689	11,139	11,664		12,087	12,562
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health	736		752	851	826		854	890
Health services	7,359		6,362	7,053	7,418		7,481	7,413
General administration	3,159		3,192	3,337	3,273		3,296	3,327
Total health	62,012		62,249	64,636	68,081		71,597	75,493
Social security and welfare
Assistance to the aged	48,231		50,984	54,754	57,620		61,648	66,251
Assistance to veterans and dependants	7,090		7,046	7,006	6,880		6,795	6,635
Assistance to people with disabilities	23,016		23,873	25,479	27,208		29,156	32,396
Assistance to families with children	34,919		35,256	34,945	35,534		36,353	37,158
Assistance to the unemployed and the sick	7,448		8,559	9,550	10,559		9,830	9,859
Other welfare programs	992		1,663	1,637	1,649		1,687	1,763
Assistance for Indigenous Australians nec	1,162		1,145	1,043	939		928	1,053
General administration	3,889		3,861	3,731	3,631		3,513	3,365
Total social security and welfare	126,747		132,388	138,145	144,021		149,911	158,479
Housing and community amenities
Housing	3,387		2,877	3,361	3,183		3,146	3,377
Urban and regional development	595		560	660	782		596	442
Environment protection	2,197		3,460	4,754	4,965		2,766	3,775
Total housing and community amenities	6,180		6,898	8,775	8,930		6,508	7,594
Recreation and culture
Broadcasting	1,608		1,748	1,761	1,682		1,680	1,656
Arts and cultural heritage	1,221		1,118	1,179	1,164		1,095	1,154
Sport and recreation	523		375	388	363		317	322
National estate and parks	457		400	368	342		341	336
Total recreation and culture	3,809		3,641	3,696	3,551		3,433	3,468
Fuel and energy	6,464		6,168	7,586	7,557		7,701	7,574
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Wool industry	62		54	58	55		57	57
Grains industry	169		173	182	189		193	176
Dairy industry	51		53	54	54		56	57
Cattle, sheep and pig industry	170		173	180	182		182	184
Fishing, horticulture and other agriculture	228		242	252	250		248	244
General assistance not allocated to specific industries	24		28	30	29		29	34
Rural assistance	256		139	194	179		143	142
Natural resources development	1,327		1,052	998	1,083		1,420	1,093
General administration	667		690	708	688		720	716
Total agriculture, forestry and fishing	2,953		2,605	2,654	2,709		3,047	2,702
Mining, manufacturing and construction	2,245		2,267	2,431	2,734		2,592	2,328
Transport and communication
Communication	861		589	582	561		500	500
Rail transport	1,045		1,032	1,425	1,406		1,396	457
Air transport	228		208	210	209		204	208
Road transport	6,341		2,529	3,501	3,190		2,660	2,863
Sea transport	290		319	342	353		366	381
Other transport and communication	364		326	393	836		880	992
Total transport and communication	9,129		5,002	6,453	6,555		6,005	5,401
Other economic affairs
Tourism and area promotion	177		181	189	187		169	174
Total labour and employment affairs	4,783		4,271	4,358	4,319		4,381	4,327
Vocational and industry training	1,977		1,658	1,590	1,581		1,545	1,541
Labour market assistance to job seekers and industry	2,109		1,803	2,059	2,025		2,120	2,069
Industrial relations	698		809	708	712		716	717
Immigration	2,740		3,575	4,376	3,617		3,461	3,065
Other economic affairs nec	2,354		2,337	2,359	2,362		2,342	2,333
Total other economic affairs	10,054		10,365	11,283	10,485		10,354	9,899
Other purposes
Public debt interest	11,421		12,209	12,456	12,733		12,902	12,891
Interest on Commonwealth Government's behalf	11,421		12,209	12,456	12,733		12,902	12,891
Nominal superannuation interest	7,376		6,778	8,462	8,773		9,093	9,423
General purpose inter-government transactions	49,940		51,160	52,397	56,171		59,248	62,222
General revenue assistance - States and Territories	47,149		48,935	51,234	53,804		56,778	59,647
Local government assistance	2,791		2,225	1,164	2,367		2,470	2,575
Natural disaster relief(b)	1,516		1,894	147	97		22	0
Contingency reserve	0		-1,301	98	2,166		3,873	7,850
Total other purposes	70,253		70,741	73,560	79,940		85,139	92,385
Total expenses	377,739		381,439	398,301	415,663		431,015	454,747

(a) The hospital services sub‑function includes payments from the Commonwealth to the States and Territories for specific hospital improvement initiatives and is in addition to hospital funding provided under the National Health Reform payment sub‑function.

(b) Amounts for the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) reflect expenses being recorded in the year in which the disaster occurs rather than when payments are made to State or Territory Governments in relation to Commonwealth financial obligations under the NDRRA.

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