5512.0 - Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2007-08 Quality Declaration 
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE


GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE

Total General Government expenses by purpose for all levels of government was $387,880 million in 2007-08. The major contributors to this total were Social security and welfare (27.7%), Health (19.0%) and Education (14.3%).

GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Commonwealth and State

Cwth
NSW(a)
Vic(b)
Qld
SA(c)
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Total(d)
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
14 889
1 407
269
1 523
438
256
304
107
436
23 226
Defence
18 228
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18 228
Public order and safety
3 503
4 964
3 885
2 892
1 210
1 977
343
403
273
19 770
Education
Primary and secondary
8 906
9 508
7 037
5 823
2 547
3 621
792
548
502
30 544
University
7 635
53
127
3
6
23
1
13
11
15 235
Technical and further education
1 504
1 537
1 592
763
380
401
122
74
74
5 157
Other tertiary
-
-
-
-
72
-
-
32
-
97
Other
650
1 444
870
964
124
314
73
43
48
4 440
Total
18 694
12 542
9 626
7 552
3 129
4 359
988
710
634
55 473
Health
Acute care institutions
11 944
10 075
7 366
5 707
2 938
2 817
675
450
502
31 420
Other health institutions
-
43
45
239
-
135
26
9
8
502
Community health services
17 740
1 816
1 439
1 876
157
610
177
181
142
24 128
Pharmaceutical
8 594
162
109
-
-
296
-
25
17
8 548
Other
6 127
769
766
690
455
342
87
53
80
8 654
Total
44 405
12 866
9 726
8 512
3 550
4 200
966
719
749
73 251
Social security and welfare
Social security
84 656
274
-
-
93
-
-
-
-
84 982
Welfare services
10 540
3 218
2 818
1 666
738
925
284
168
178
19 080
Other
2 644
302
-
34
115
-
-
1
-
3 575
Total
97 840
3 795
2 818
1 700
947
925
284
169
178
107 637
Housing and community amenities
Housing and community development
1 807
1 038
1 460
835
362
724
138
298
96
6 255
Water supply
46
71
222
180
165
438
-
22
3
1 923
Sanitation and protection of the environment
1 092
757
328
112
364
160
35
28
57
4 776
Other community amenities
-
-
762
-
30
67
-
3
3
2 451
Total
2 945
1 865
2 772
1 127
921
1 389
174
351
160
15 405
Recreation and culture
Recreational facilities and services
637
655
319
486
124
338
58
57
87
4 813
Cultural facilities and services
1 195
509
391
253
217
150
50
60
19
3 851
Broadcasting and film production
1 389
9
-
-
6
-
1
1
-
1 406
Other recreation and culture
-
-
-
-
6
-
7
-
-
150
Total
3 221
1 173
710
739
354
489
116
118
107
10 220
Fuel and energy
5 368
30
36
1 283
24
91
2
192
-
6 874
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
3 819
1 181
575
1 026
239
423
69
62
1
6 380
Mining, manufacturing and construction
1 410
133
27
196
202
247
10
17
-
2 542
Transport and communications
Road transport
3 010
2 812
1 742
1 744
257
954
199
145
204
11 790
Water transport
158
144
15
108
12
21
1
4
-
460
Rail transport
264
1 958
1 882
893
7
111
21
4
-
5 096
Air transport
140
-
-
13
-
19
-
3
-
184
Communications and other transport
700
713
205
865
266
397
-
29
6
3 221
Total
4 273
5 626
3 845
3 623
542
1 503
220
186
211
20 750
Other economic affairs
5 896
1 095
392
778
239
370
156
120
52
9 891
Nominal interest on superannuation
6 011
477
330
816
276
359
163
127
195
8 754
Public debt transactions
4 136
1 300
439
356
218
120
20
152
67
7 113
Other
45 351
538
401
857
126
2
135
95
52
2 366
Total
279 987
48 991
35 850
32 980
12 414
16 712
3 948
3 528
3 115
387 880

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) ABS is progressively reviewing historical data for NSW. Revisions have been made to 2005-06 and 2006-07 in the time series data and further revisions for the earlier years are expected to be incorporated in the release of 2008-09 GFS data in 2010.
(b) The Victorian Treasury has completed the review of its historic Government Purpose Classification allocations. These revisions have now been incorporated into the time series data.
(c) The GPC data for 2007-08 has been compiled using a new methodology so is not comparable to earlier years. SA GPC data may be subject to further revision in the future as GPC methodologies between the ABS and SA Treasury are more closely aligned.
(d) Includes multi-jurisdictional sector and local government expenses by purpose.

GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Local

NSW
Vic
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Total
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
2007-08
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

General public services
1 567
658
1 881
183
266
91
95
. .
4 742
Public order and safety
236
114
92
24
70
7
4
. .
547
Education
34
51
3
-
8
-
2
. .
98
Health
80
68
58
35
42
14
9
. .
305
Social security and welfare
333
816
49
78
103
22
12
. .
1 412
Housing and community amenities
1 634
1 001
1 958
319
322
255
117
. .
5 608
Recreation and culture
987
922
617
264
516
80
27
. .
3 414
Fuel and energy
1
-
1
11
-
-
2
. .
15
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
2
4
8
14
3
-
-
. .
31
Mining, manufacturing and construction
145
-
101
24
35
-
4
. .
309
Transport and communications
1 426
1 022
1 423
289
697
150
38
. .
5 045
Other economic affairs
265
255
144
58
53
24
102
. .
900
Public debt transactions
139
42
181
32
20
9
1
. .
423
Other
575
197
102
95
140
18
10
. .
1 137
Total
7 423
5 151
6 619
1 423
2 274
670
423
. .
23 983

. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)