This document was added or updated on 16/10/2012.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RELEASE
This release presents consolidated 2012–13 budget forecasts for the general government sector for Commonwealth and all jurisdictions. After the release of the Queensland budget, this release includes forecasts for Queensland, Total State, Multi–jurisdictional, Total Local and Total Australia. The forecasts presented for the Commonwealth and other states are the same as when released on 28 August 2012. Government Financial Estimates (GFE) for the Commonwealth and state governments are compiled from initial budget forecasts. Two main statements are presented; the Operating Statement and the Cash Flow Statement.
Data for this release are sourced from the following Commonwealth and state government budget forecasts.
| Jurisdiction | Date of budget forecast release |
| Commonwealth | 8 May 2012 |
| New South Wales | 12 June 2012 |
| Victoria | 1 May 2012 |
| Queensland | 11 September 2012 |
| South Australia | 31 May 2012 |
| Western Australia | 17 May 2012 |
| Tasmania | 17 May 2012 |
| Northern Territory | 1 May 2012 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 5 June 2012 |
MAIN FEATURES
2012–13 OPERATING STATEMENT
The table below presents the 2012–13 GFS net operating balance and net lending(+)/borrowing(–) estimates for the general government sector for each level of government.
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, OPERATING STATEMENT 2012–13
General Government
|
 | Commonwealth | Multi–
jurisdictional (a)(b) | State | Local (b) | All levels of government (c) |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
|
| | | | | |
| GFS Revenue | 375 059 | 24 240 | 206 399 | 38 105 | 529 108 |
| GFS Expenses | 374 647 | 23 015 | 214 898 | 34 638 | 535 762 |
| GFS Net Operating Balance | 412 | 1 225 | –8 499 | 3 467 | –6 654 |
| | | | | |
| Net acquisition of non–financial assets | –2 696 | 2 073 | 12 688 | 6 169 | 18 245 |
| | | | | |
| GFS Net Lending(+)/Borrowing(–) | 3 108 | –848 | –21 187 | –2 702 | –24 900 |
|
(a) The multi–jurisdictional sector contains units where jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. The main type of units in this category are the public universities.
(b) Data for local government and multi–jurisdictional sector are estimated.
(c) The sum of individual levels of government may not agree with the All levels of government figures due to transfers between levels of government.
2012–13 CASH FLOW STATEMENT
The table below presents the 2012–13 GFS surplus(+)/deficit(–) estimates for the general government sector for each level of government.
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, CASH FLOW STATEMENT 2012–13
General Government
|
| Commonwealth | Multi–
jurisdictional (a)(b) | State | Local (b) | All levels of government (c) |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
|
| | | | | |
| Surplus(+)/Deficit(–) | 4 166 | –1 042 | –22 176 | –2 971 | –24 100 |
|
(a) The multi–jurisdictional sector contains units where jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. The main type of units in this category are the public universities.
(b) Data for local government and multi–jurisdictional are estimated.
(c) The sum of individual levels of government may not agree with the All levels of government figures due to transfers between levels of government.
KEY STATE GOVERNMENT BALANCES
The table below presents 2012–13 GFS estimates for the key analytical balances in the operating and cash flow statement for the general government sector of each state and territory jurisdiction.
STATE GOVERNMENTS, KEY ANALYTICAL BALANCES 2012–13
General Government
|
| Operating Statement | Cash Flow Statement |
|
|
|
| GFS Net
Operating
Balance | GFS Net
Lending (+)/
Borrowing(–) | Surplus(+)/
Deficit(–) |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| | | |
| New South Wales | –824 | –3 473 | –4 104 |
| Victoria | 130 | –1 335 | –1 839 |
| Queensland | –6 292 | –10 803 | –10 804 |
| South Australia | –867 | –1 902 | –1 952 |
| Western Australia | 196 | –1 738 | –2 074 |
| Tasmania | –282 | –427 | –239 |
| Northern Territory | –159 | –490 | –495 |
| Australian Capital Territory | –395 | –1 016 | –669 |
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For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email <
client.services@abs.gov.au>
or Jon Shaw on Brisbane (07) 3222 6054, email <
public.finance@abs.gov.au>
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