Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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20/11/2012 - Amendments to the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5514.0) have been made. This update to the amendments relates to the introduction and treatment of the various Commonwealth schemes that have been established by the Australian Government to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and it aligns the Concepts, Sources and Methods with the ABS approach to emissions reduction schemes. The amendments should be read in conjunction with the Concepts, Sources and Methods and are considered part of the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5514.0). The full amendments can be found in the Downloads section of this release. The date of effect for the changes in this latest amendment is 1 July 2012. The Concepts, Sources and Methods was not opened for a more general update.

05/04/2011 - Amendments to the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5514.0) have been made. The amendments relate to the treatment of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). The Main Features should be read in conjunction with the Concepts, Sources and Methods and is considered part of the ABS GFS Concepts, Sources and Methods. The objective of this particular amendment is to align the Concepts, Sources and Methods with revised international standards as the area of divergence developed recently. The Concepts, Sources and Methods was not opened for a more general update.

13/07/2010 - Amendments to the Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5514.0) have been made. The amendments relate to two areas - the treatment of defence weapons platforms (DWPs) and the Government Purpose Classification (GPC). The Main Features should be read in conjunction with the Concepts, Sources and Methods and is considered part of the ABS GFS Concepts, Sources and Methods. The objective of this particular amendment is to align the Concepts, Sources and Methods with ABS compilation practice as two areas of divergence developed recently. The Concepts, Sources and Methods was not opened for a more general update.