Part 2: Expense Measures (continued)
| 2014‑15 $m |
2015‑16 $m |
2016‑17 $m |
2017‑18 $m |
2018‑19 $m | |
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| PARLIAMENT | |||||
| Department of Parliamentary Services | |||||
| Parliamentary Departments — additional funding(c) | ‑ | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Department of the House of Representatives | |||||
| Parliamentary Departments — additional funding(c) | ‑ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Department of the Senate | |||||
| Parliamentary Departments — additional funding(c) | ‑ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Parliamentary Budget Office | |||||
| Parliamentary Departments — additional funding(c) | ‑ | .. | 0.1 | .. | .. |
| Portfolio total | ‑ | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | |||||
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |||||
| A New Remote Indigenous Housing Strategy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australia hosting the Group of 20 — savings | ‑26.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Indigenous Advancement Strategy | |||||
| — indexation of funding | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.8 |
| — remote Indigenous internet training | ‑ | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | ‑ |
| Legal Assistance Funding — extension | ‑11.5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Municipal and Essential Services — transition arrangements for South Australia | ‑15.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Partnership Agreement on Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment | ‑ | ‑15.6 | ‑12.8 | ‑11.7 | ‑11.5 |
| National Security | |||||
| — Implementation of mandatory telecommunications data retention | ‑ | ‑1.1 | ‑0.8 | ‑0.8 | ‑0.8 |
| — Independent National Security Legislation Monitor | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Indigenous Business Australia | |||||
| Remote Indigenous Home Loans | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Smaller Government — Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Office of National Assessments | |||||
| National Security — The Office of National Assessments and the Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security resourcing | ‑ | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | |||||
| National Security — Implementation of mandatory telecommunications data retention | ‑ | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security | |||||
| National Security — The Office of National Assessments and the Office of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security resourcing | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor‑General | |||||
| Australian Honours and Awards System — additional funding | ‑ | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Portfolio total | ‑53.1 | ‑10.9 | ‑7.2 | ‑5.5 | ‑2.2 |
| SOCIAL SERVICES | |||||
| Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | |||||
| Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Accreditation Services — cost recovery | ‑ | 0.1 | ‑10.0 | ‑11.3 | ‑9.8 |
| Department of Social Services | |||||
| ABSTUDY Under‑16 Boarding Supplement — extend to hostels | ‑ | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Aged Care | |||||
| — alignment of aged care means testing arrangements | ‑ | ‑0.7 | ‑4.2 | ‑8.1 | ‑11.1 |
| — Home Care Programme — increasing consumer choice | ‑ | 13.6 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 8.9 |
| — Increasing short term restorative care places | ‑ | ‑2.6 | ‑6.5 | ‑10.6 | ‑22.4 |
| — independent aged care complaints arrangements | ‑ | ‑0.4 | ‑0.9 | ‑0.9 | ‑0.9 |
| Aged Care Workforce Development Fund — redesign | ‑ | ‑10.0 | ‑10.0 | ‑10.0 | ‑10.2 |
| Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Accreditation Services — cost recovery | ‑ | 0.2 | .. | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Disability Enterprises — additional support | ‑ | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Australian Working Life Residence — tightening proportionality requirements | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Carer support services — national gateway | ‑ | 10.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Cessation of the Large Family Supplement of Family Tax Benefit Part A | ‑ | 0.2 | ‑60.1 | ‑60.2 | ‑59.9 |
| Community Development Financial Institutions — continued support | ‑ | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | ‑ |
| Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund | ‑ | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.1 |
| Digital Transformation Agenda — Stage One and establishment of the Digital Transformation Office | ‑ | 10.9 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Disability and Carers Programme Adjustment | ‑ | ‑0.5 | ‑0.5 | ‑1.2 | ‑1.2 |
| Disability Employment — a better way to work | ‑ | 2.9 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.3 | ‑2.7 |
| Exclude Widow Allowance from the One‑Week Ordinary Waiting Period for all Working Age Payments | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Families package — child care — National Partnership Agreement on the National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Families Package | |||||
| — child care — workforce participation stream | ‑ | 132.7 | 240.7 | 1,260.9 | 1,422.0 |
| — Child Care Safety Net | ‑ | 5.7 | 78.7 | 135.5 | 105.3 |
| — more generous means testing arrangements for youth payments | ‑ | 11.7 | 67.5 | 75.9 | 79.8 |
| Family Tax Benefit Part A — reduced portability | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience Services in Income Management Locations — continuation | ‑ | 12.4 | 13.1 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Green Army — efficiencies | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.4 | ‑ |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business | |||||
| — Further Strengthening the Job Seeker Compliance Arrangements | ‑ | ‑ | ‑2.6 | ‑2.1 | ‑2.2 |
| — increasing the age of eligibility for Newstart Allowance and Sickness Allowance — delay | ‑ | 148.6 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 1.8 |
| — Youth Employment Strategy — intensive support for vulnerable job seekers | ‑ | 13.6 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| — Youth Employment Strategy — revised waiting period for youth income support | ‑ | 522.4 | 499.7 | 505.3 | 560.3 |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business Package — National Work Experience Programme | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Income Management — two year extension | ‑ | 6.7 | 5.8 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Intercountry Adoption — national support service | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Investment Approaches to Welfare | ‑ | 14.0 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Low Income Supplement — cessation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Microfinance Projects — continuation | ‑ | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
| National Awareness Campaign to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children | ‑ | 10.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | ‑ |
| National Disability Insurance Agency Full Scheme ICT | ‑ | 19.4 | 13.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme | |||||
| — early access for children in the Nepean Blue Mountains area of Western Sydney | ‑ | ‑0.3 | ‑0.1 | .. | ‑ |
| — Sector Development Fund transfer | 57.5 | 26.8 | 30.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness — extension | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| New Income Management Arrangements — trial and industry consultation | ‑ | 2.7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| New Way of Working for Grants — transitional arrangements | 26.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 | ‑ | ‑ |
| No Jab No Pay | ‑ | ‑90.8 | ‑156.3 | ‑149.9 | ‑144.1 |
| Norfolk Island Reform | ‑ | 0.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| Not proceeding with elements of the measure to maintain eligibility thresholds for Australian Government payments for three years | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.2 | 40.6 | 83.8 |
| Not proceeding with the measure to Reset the Income Test Deeming Rate Thresholds | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.1 | 44.2 | 60.0 |
| Reforms to the Human Trafficking visa framework | ‑ | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Removing Double‑Dipping from Parental Leave Pay | ‑ | 0.9 | ‑473.5 | ‑595.5 | ‑619.8 |
| Severe Behaviour Response Teams — establishment | ‑ | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| Smaller Government — Immigration and Border Protection efficiencies | ‑ | 0.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Social Security Agreement with Estonia | ‑ | 0.2 | .. | ‑0.1 | ‑0.1 |
| Social Security Assets Test — rebalance asset test thresholds and taper rate | ‑ | ‑0.2 | ‑449.0 | ‑952.8 | ‑1,003.9 |
| Social Security Income Test — improve integrity of social security income test arrangements | ‑ | ‑60.1 | ‑129.8 | ‑136.3 | ‑143.6 |
| Strengthening the Integrity of Welfare Payments | ‑ | ‑329.6 | ‑614.7 | ‑684.4 | ‑297.3 |
| Stronger Relationships Trial — cessation | ‑17.1 | ‑0.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Supporting Drought Affected Communities — Immediate Assistance | ‑ | 17.9 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Wound Management Scoping Study — redirection of funding | ‑0.3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Disability Insurance Agency | |||||
| National Disability Insurance Agency Full Scheme ICT | ‑ | ‑2.3 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 4.1 |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme | |||||
| — early access for children in the Nepean Blue Mountains area of Western Sydney | 0.6 | 15.9 | ‑7.7 | ‑8.8 | ‑ |
| — Sector Development Fund transfer | ‑27.8 | ‑30.0 | ‑30.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Portfolio total | 42.1 | 529.1 | ‑823.2 | ‑467.4 | 57.6 |
| TREASURY | |||||
| Australian Bureau of Statistics | |||||
| Australian Bureau of Statistics — business transformation | ‑9.0 | 20.8 | 151.9 | ‑5.0 | ‑7.7 |
| Norfolk Island Reform | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.2 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | |||||
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission — Competition for Market Services — continuation | ‑ | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business | |||||
| — crowd‑sourced equity funding for public companies | ‑ | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| — streamlining business registration | ‑ | .. | 1.6 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Reversal of Banking and Life Insurance unclaimed provisions | ‑ | ‑78.9 | ‑83.0 | ‑86.1 | ‑89.2 |
| Smaller Government — Australian Securities and Investments Commission Registry Function — commercialisation | ‑ | 1.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Australian Taxation Office | |||||
| Combatting multinational tax avoidance — new transfer pricing documentation standards(b) | ‑ | 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Cutting Red Tape — lost and unclaimed superannuation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Digital Transformation Agenda — Stage One and establishment of the Digital Transformation Office | ‑ | 13.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Growing Jobs and Small Business — streamlining business registration | 0.3 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | ‑ |
| GST | |||||
| — applying to digital products and services imported by consumers(b) | ‑ | ‑ | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| — compliance programme — three year extension(b) | ‑ | ‑ | 92.6 | 88.3 | 84.6 |
| Higher Education Loan Programme — recovery of repayments from overseas debtors(b) | ‑ | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Norfolk Island Reform | ‑ | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Operation Accordion — extension | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Operation Manitou | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Operation Okra — continued support | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Personal income tax — changes to tax residency rules for temporary working holiday makers(b) | ‑ | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Reducing red tape — reforms to the Australian Taxation Office | ‑ | 20.3 | 7.5 | ‑14.3 | ‑48.9 |
| Serious Financial Crime taskforce — addressing financial and tax fraud(b) | ‑ | 29.5 | 32.2 | 32.7 | 33.2 |
| Strengthening Australia's foreign investment framework(b) | ‑ | 11.8 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Department of the Treasury | |||||
| A New Remote Indigenous Housing Strategy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility — Australian contribution | ‑ | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Commonwealth contribution to the East West Link project | ‑100.0 | ‑300.0 | ‑600.0 | ‑ | ‑500.0 |
| Community engagement campaign on economic issues | 6.2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Developing Northern Australia | |||||
| — improving northern cattle supply chains | ‑ | ‑ | 35.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 |
| — Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility | ‑ | 1.0 | 388.3 | 388.8 | 388.8 |
| — Northern Australia Insurance Premiums Taskforce — establishment | ‑ | 1.4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Families package — Child Care — National Partnership Agreement on the National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care | ‑ | ‑ | 2.6 | 1.3 | ‑ |
| Families Package — National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education — extension | ‑ | 124.5 | 418.0 | 297.5 | ‑ |
| GST | |||||
| — applying to digital products and services imported by consumers(b) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 150.0 | 200.0 |
| — compliance programme — three year extension(b) | ‑ | ‑ | 493.5 | 612.3 | 710.3 |
| — not proceeding with a reverse charge for going concerns and farmland(b) | ‑ | * | * | * | * |
| Improving Immunisation Coverage Rates | ‑ | ‑ | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Indigenous Advancement Strategy — remote Indigenous internet training | ‑ | ‑2.2 | ‑2.2 | ‑2.3 | ‑ |
| Infrastructure Investment Programme | |||||
| — savings | ‑62.5 | ‑27.5 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 | ‑5.0 |
| — Victoria — reallocation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Mechanical Fuel Load Reduction Trial | ‑ | 1.0 | 0.5 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Municipal and Essential Services — transition arrangements for South Australia | 15.0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre — continuation | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme — Sector Development Fund transfer | ‑ | 2.6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Immunisation Programme — new and amended listings | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| National Partnership Agreement on Adult Public Dental Services — one year funding | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness — extension | ‑ | 115.0 | 115.0 | ‑ | ‑ |
| National Partnership Agreement on Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment | ‑ | 147.7 | ‑10.3 | ‑11.9 | ‑12.6 |
| National Partnership on Legal Assistance Services — continuation | ‑ | 40.0 | 42.2 | 30.1 | 30.6 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — price changes | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Serious Financial Crime taskforce — addressing financial and tax fraud(b) | ‑ | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Strengthening Australia's foreign investment framework(b) | ‑ | 10.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Strengthening the Integrity of Welfare Payments | ‑ | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Supporting Drought Affected Communities — local infrastructure and management of pest impact | ‑ | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Tasmanian Irrigation Tranche II — contribution | ‑ | 34.4 | 18.0 | ‑ | 7.6 |
| Western Australia Infrastructure Projects | 499.1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility — Australian contribution | ‑ | 12.5 | 12.5 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Inspector General of Taxation | |||||
| Inspector‑General of Taxation — additional funding | ‑ | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Portfolio total | 349.3 | 221.1 | 1,165.2 | 1,552.4 | 856.9 |
| VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |||||
| Australian War Memorial | |||||
| Official Histories of Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor | ‑ | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | |||||
| Aged Care | |||||
| — Alignment of Aged Care Means Testing Arrangements | ‑ | .. | ‑0.6 | ‑1.2 | ‑1.6 |
| — Home Care Programme — increasing consumer choice | ‑ | 0.7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| — Increasing short term Restorative Care Places | ‑ | ‑0.1 | ‑1.9 | ‑4.8 | ‑9.7 |
| Anzac Centenary Program 2014‑18 — additional funding | ‑ | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| Dental and Allied Health Provider Fees — continuation of the indexation pause | ‑ | ‑0.9 | ‑18.6 | ‑27.4 | ‑22.7 |
| Disposal of Greenslopes Property Queensland | ‑ | nfp | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Expansion of the Rehabilitation Appliances Program to Enhance the Delivery of Falls Prevention Items | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
| Extension of Trial for In‑Home Telehealth for Veterans | ‑ | 2.3 | 1.4 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Increased Number of Case Co‑ordinators | ‑ | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Junior Medical Officer Programme — interagency transfer from the Department of Veterans' Affairs | ‑ | ‑10.0 | ‑10.0 | ‑10.0 | ‑10.0 |
| Medicare Benefits Schedule | |||||
| — changes to GP rebates — reversal | 3.5 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| — new and amended listings | ‑ | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 — single appeal path | ‑ | 0.8 | ‑0.4 | ‑1.3 | ‑1.4 |
| My Health Record — a new direction for electronic health records in Australia | ‑ | ‑0.1 | ‑0.1 | ‑ | ‑ |
| Not proceeding with elements of the measure to maintain eligibility thresholds for Australian Government payments for three years | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| Not proceeding with the measure to Reset the Income Test Deeming Rate Thresholds | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Ongoing Restoration of Funding for Building Excellence in Support and Training Programme | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme | |||||
| — increase in the safety net thresholds on 1 January 2019 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑0.1 |
| — new and amended listings | .. | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
| — price changes | ‑0.5 | ‑1.8 | ‑1.6 | ‑1.7 | ‑1.8 |
| Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — new listings and price amendments | .. | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 reforms | |||||
| — calculating permanent impairment and the maximum payable | ‑ | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| — multiple injuries arising out of the one event | ‑ | ‑4.5 | ‑5.1 | ‑5.3 | ‑5.6 |
| Sir John Monash Centre — Villers‑Bretonneux, France | ‑ | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
| Social Security Assets Test — rebalance asset test thresholds and taper rate | ‑ | ‑ | ‑10.1 | ‑20.0 | ‑17.7 |
| The Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme — enhancement | ‑ | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Portfolio total | 3.1 | 19.6 | ‑11.7 | ‑27.3 | ‑31.3 |
| Decisions taken but not yet announced | ‑1.4 | 674.8 | 198.1 | 247.4 | 18.7 |
| Depreciation expense | ‑2.6 | 52.3 | 21.8 | 31.2 | 28.5 |
| Total impact of expense measures(d) | 668.9 | 3,886.7 | 1,911.9 | 2,275.9 | 1,710.4 |
* A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
.. These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
- A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
nfp These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
(a) A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in expenses, no sign before an estimate indicates increased expenses.
(b) These measures can also be found in the revenue measures summary table.
(c) These measures can also be found in the capital measures summary table.
(d) Measures may not add due to rounding.