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This section sets out the Operating Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet for the general government sector for each state and territory government.

Operating Statement

Table 27.10 summarises the net operating results for the general government sector for each state and territory government for 2001-02.

27.10 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Operating Statement - 2001-02
			NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Total(a)
			$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
GFS Revenue
	Taxation revenue		13,216	8,762	4,815	2,193	2,945	529	227	579	33,263
	Current grants and subsidies		15,873	11,293	9,520	4,485	5,253	1,711	1,679	947	50,752
	Sales of goods and services		2,699	3,078	1,837	902	905	326	80	270	9,980
	Interest income(b)		282	318	-464	131	122	23	15	99	510
	Other		3,370	2,059	3,149	906	1,810	278	287	340	12,197
	Total		35,440	25,509	18,857	8,617	11,035	2,868	2,289	2,236	106,702
less
GFS Expenses
	Gross operating expenses
		Depreciation	1,568	859	1,511	390	568	151	124	128	5,301
		Employee expenses	13,847	9,820	8,800	3,830	4,759	1,203	927	877	44,063
		Other operating expenses	9,773	7,854	3,540	2,245	2,735	688	578	603	27,922
		Total	25,188	18,533	13,851	6,465	8,063	2,043	1,630	1,609	77,287
	Nominal superannuation interest expenses		564	827	626	244	178	108	78	11	2,635
	Other interest expenses		861	444	223	272	214	89	151	58	2,295
	Other property expenses		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Current transfers
		Grant expenses	3,626	2,360	3,283	1,114	1,425	295	268	314	12,675
		Subsidy expenses	1,283	708	834	529	498	115	93	12	4,071
		Other current transfers	565	67	112	2	203	55	15	104	1,122
	Capital transfers
		Grants to local governments	204	43	218	12	129	2	4	-	613
		Other capital transfers	1,660	880	602	76	128	6	69	19	3,441
	Total		33,951	23,863	19,750	8,714	10,838	2,712	2,307	2,127	104,140
equals
GFS Net Operating Balance			1,489	1,646	-894	-97	197	155	-19	109	2,562
less
Net acquisition of non-financial assets
	Gross fixed capital formation		2,625	1,740	2,143	405	833	125	438	146	8,455
	less Depreciation		1,568	859	1,511	390	568	151	124	128	5,301
	plus Change in inventories		-	-18	-2	3	3	-	-	-	-15
	plus Other transactions in non-financial assets		-40	41	-88	10	-43	-1	2	2	-117
	Total		1,018	904	542	28	223	-27	316	20	3,022
equals
GFS Net Lending(+)/Borrowing(-)			471	742	-1,435	-124	-27	183	-334	89	-460
(a) The sums of all individual state jurisdictions may not agree with total state figures, due to transfers between jurisdictions. (b) Interest income in Qld reflects low investment earnings due to volatility and poor performance of domestic and international equity markets.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2001-02 (5512.0).

27.11 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Cash Flow Statement - 2001-02
		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Total(a)
		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Cash receipts from operating activities
	Taxes received	13,341	8,615	4,910	2,191	2,968	511	227	601	33,360
	Receipts from sales of goods and services	2,637	2,948	1,959	707	891	400	80	296	9,826
	Grants and subsidies received	16,762	11,870	10,417	4,681	5,531	1,785	1,894	1,006	53,910
	Other receipts	3,664	1,677	2,004	948	2,116	215	111	394	11,111
	Total	36,403	25,110	19,290	8,527	11,506	2,911	2,312	2,297	108,209
Cash payments for operating activities
	Payments for goods and services	-21,869	-17,087	-11,278	-6,104	-7,376	-2,013	-1,506	-1,303	-68,434
	Grants and subsidies paid	-6,808	-3,933	-4,871	-1,740	-2,294	-465	-434	-376	-20,917
	Interest paid	-842	-446	-237	-239	-220	-95	-150	-60	-2,288
	Other payments	-1,878	-491	-486	-196	-855	-5	-15	-147	-4,074
	Total	-31,396	-21,958	-16,873	-8,278	-10,746	-2,578	-2,105	-1,886	-95,713
Net cash flows from operating activities		5,007	3,152	2,418	249	760	333	207	411	12,495
Net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets
	Sales of non-financial assets	192	123	351	171	102	47	29	4	1,020
	Purchases of new non-financial assets	-2,745	-1,888	-2,416	-470	-894	-164	-468	-152	-9,197
	Purchases of secondhand non-financial assets	-	-	-	-	-	-5	-	-	-5
	Total	-2,552	-1,764	-2,066	-299	-792	-121	-439	-148	-8,182
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for policy purposes		756	36	430	70	-93	-16	-	23	1,205
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes		-575	-549	336	7	-11	-	-14	-22	-829
Net cash flows from financing activities
	Advances received (net)	-220	-1	-	-54	-13	-36	1	-	-323
	Borrowing (net)	-1,821	-12	173	133	13	27	80	63	-1,320
	Deposits received (net)	-5	56	-	-80	-92	-1	-8	-	-129
	Other financing (net)	-5	-196	-176	-	-25	-1	3	-67	-452
	Total	-2,051	-153	-3	-1	-117	-11	76	-3	-2,225
Net Increase(+)/Decrease(-) in Cash Held		584	722	1,114	25	-253	185	-171	261	2,465
SURPLUS(+)/DEFICIT(-)
Net cash flows from operating activities and net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets		2,454	1,388	352	-50	-31	212	-232	263	4,314
Acquisitions of assets under finance leases and similar arrangements		-	-	2	-	-	-	-1	-	1
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)		2,454	1,388	354	-50	-31	212	-233	263	4,314
(a) The sums of all individual state jurisdictions may not agree with total state figures, due to transfers between jurisdictions. Note: Negative figures denote outflows.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2001-02 (5512.0).

27.12 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Balance Sheet - 30 June 2002
			NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT(a)	Total(b)
			$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Assets
	Financial assets
		Cash and deposits	1,719	1,667	1,179	1,844	299	982	119	36	7,843
		Advances paid	1,521	239	152	1,233	874	160	40	566	4,785
		Investments, loans and placements	4,409	3,818	13,161	170	1,356	2	379	1,722	24,856
		Other non-equity assets	4,314	1,312	4,319	326	737	327	122	220	11,613
		Equity	48,337	26,928	12,804	10,297	15,867	3,877	1,459	2,788	122,357
		Total	60,301	33,964	31,615	13,870	19,134	5,348	2,119	5,332	171,454
	Non-financial assets
		Land and fixed assets	73,365	38,537	45,485	11,076	26,775	5,670	3,741	5,216	209,867
		Other non-financial assets	952	1,016	-	71	11	-	-	274	2,324
		Total	74,318	39,554	45,485	11,147	26,787	5,670	3,741	5,490	212,191
	Total		134,618	73,517	77,099	25,017	45,921	11,019	5,861	10,821	383,645
Liabilities
	Deposits held		65	394	-	401	298	12	153	55	1,373
	Advances received		1,826	3	9	790	593	323	4	290	3,839
	Borrowing		10,265	6,356	3,451	3,359	2,111	1,561	1,761	621	29,325
	Unfunded superannuation liability and other employee entitlements		15,719	15,929	12,332	5,055	6,364	2,149	1,688	1,831	61,067
	Other provisions		5,182	308	1,090	-	-	-	10	-	6,590
	Other non-equity liabilities		3,163	1,655	2,125	848	545	122	69	216	8,677
	Total		36,219	24,645	19,007	10,453	9,912	4,167	3,684	3,014	110,872
GFS Net Worth			98,399	48,873	58,092	14,564	36,009	6,852	2,176	7,808	272,773
Net debt(c)			4,506	1,029	-11,031	1,303	472	751	1,379	-1,358	-2,947
Net financial worth(d)			24,081	9,319	12,608	3,417	9,223	1,181	-1,565	2,318	60,582
(a) The consolidation methodology applied by the ABS differs from that applied by ACT Treasury, resulting in slightly different balance sheet liability values and analytical balances. (b) The sums of all individual state jurisdictions may not agree with total state figures, due to assets and liabilities held between jurisdictions. (c) Equals deposits held, advances received and borrowing less cash and deposits, advances paid, and investments, loans and placements. (d) Equals total financial assets less total liabilities.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2001-02 (5512.0).