Increased healthcare and frontline services spending |
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| Additional hospital funding | Commonwealth co-funding with states to cover additional hospital costs | GFS: Current grants NA: Income accounts - Current transfers |
| Additional spending on public sector workforce | Employing new medical staff to manage COVID-19 health response Redeploying staff to manage quarantine and contact tracing | GFS: Employee expenses NA: GDP (E) - Government final consumption expenditure, GDP (I) - Compensation of employees |
| Additional spending on healthcare consumables, training, contractors and communication | Expenditure on personal protective equipment (PPE) including the National Medical Stockpile COVID-19 communication campaigns Cleaning of publicly owned assets | GFS: Use of goods & services, Change in inventories NA: GDP (E) - Government final consumption expenditure, Change in inventories |
| New and accelerated infrastructure investment | Fast-tracked purchases of ambulances and medical equipment Infrastructure investment as economic stimulus | GFS: Acquisition of new non-financial assets NA: GPD (E) - Public gross fixed capital formation |
Provision of assistance to households |
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| Cash payments to households | Economic Support Payments JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement Other hardship payments | GFS: Current monetary transfers to households NA: Income accounts - Social assistance benefits |
| Healthcare services provided to households | Expanded telehealth services for Medicare Home Medicines Services for PBS Provision of free COVID-19 pathology tests | GFS: Social benefits to households in goods and services NA: GDP (E) - Government final consumption expenditure |
| Other rebates and support for households | Free child care services Additional aged care supplements Rebates to households for electricity bills Employment support services | GFS: Social benefits to households in goods and services NA: GDP (E) - Government final consumption expenditure |
| Access to superannuation savings | Early release of superannuation | GFS: No GFS classification is applicable NA: Financial account and Balance sheet - Net equity in pension funds |
Provision of assistance to corporations, unincorporated enterprises and non-profit institutions |
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| Wage subsidies | JobKeeper Wage subsidies for apprentices Aged care staff retention bonus | GFS: Other subsidies on production NA: GDP (I) - Other subsidies on production |
| Cash support payments to eligible producers | Boosting Cash Flow for Employers State based cash payments to businesses | GFS: Other subsidies on production NA: GDP (I) - Other subsidies on production |
| Other industry support | Australian Airline Financial Relief Package Creative Economy Support Package Electricity rebates for businesses Other targeted industry subsidies | Various classifications depending on policy details GFS: Other subsidies on production, Subsidies on products, Current transfer expenses nec NA: GDP (I) - Total subsidies on production, GPD (P) - Subsidies on products, Income accounts - Other current transfers |
Relaxation of tax and non-tax revenue obligations |
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| Refunds, waivers and deferrals for various taxes, licenses and fees | Key examples include GST, payroll and land tax Other examples include liquor, gambling, fishing and stamp duty related policies | GFS: Sales of goods and services, Various taxes classifications NA: GDP (E) - Government final consumption expenditure, GDP (I) - Total taxes on production, GDP (P) - Taxes on products |
| Investment incentives | Increases and expansions to instant asset write-off policies for businesses | GFS: Company tax NA: Income accounts - Current taxes on income |
Capital injections, establishment of new, or extended, lending facilities and provision of guarantees |
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| Loan guarantees | SME Guarantee Scheme | GFS: Contingent liabilities NA: Not recognised |
| Equity injections | Government equity injections into public non-financial corporations | GFS: Equity including contributed capital NA: Financial account and Balance sheet - Shares and other equity |
| Access to low cost loans | RBA term funding facility for banks Low-interest loans for local government | GFS: Advances: Concessional or other NA: Financial account and Balance sheet - Loan and debt security markets (repurchase agreements) |