Table 27.20 shows, for the general government sector, the amount of taxation revenue collected in Australia during 1999-2000 by level of government and by type of tax. Total taxation revenue collected in Australia during the period was $196,224m, which was 81% of total revenue. Commonwealth government taxation revenue was $152,576m and accounted for 78% of total taxation revenue. Total State and local government taxation revenue was $43,813m, 22% of total taxation revenue. The largest component of taxation revenue for the Commonwealth Government was income taxes; for State and local governments the largest component was property taxes.
27.20 TAXATION REVENUE, General Government, All Levels of Government - 1999-2000 |
|
| Type of tax | Commonwealth
$m | State and
local
$m | All Australian
governments(a)
$m |
|
| Taxes on income | | | |
| - Income taxes levied on individuals | 83,710 | - | 83,710 |
| - Income taxes levied on enterprises | 29,516 | - | 29,516 |
| - Income taxes levied on non-residents | 1,276 | - | 1,276 |
| - Total | 114,503 | - | 114,503 |
| Employers’ payroll taxes | | | |
| - General taxes (payroll tax) | - | 8,937 | 8,821 |
| - Other employers’ labour force taxes | 3,434 | - | 3,385 |
| - Total | 3,434 | 8,937 | 12,206 |
| Taxes on property | | | |
| - Taxes on immovable property | - | 8,428 | 8,428 |
| - Taxes on financial and capital transactions | 10 | 9,657 | 9,666 |
| - Total | 10 | 18,085 | 18,095 |
| Taxes on provision of goods and services | | | |
| - General taxes (sales tax) | 15,644 | - | 15,644 |
| - Excise and levies - | | | |
| - Crude oil and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) | 11,447 | - | 11,447 |
| - Other excises | 2,645 | - | 2,644 |
| - Agricultural production taxes | 551 | - | 551 |
| - Levies on statutory corporations | - | 17 | 17 |
| - Total | 14,642 | 17 | 14,660 |
| - Taxes on international trade | 3,799 | - | 3,799 |
| - Taxes on gambling | 6 | 4,421 | 4,427 |
| - Taxes on insurance | - | 2,138 | 2,138 |
| - Total | 34,091 | 6,577 | 40,667 |
| Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities | | | |
| - Motor vehicle taxes | - | 3,898 | 3,918 |
| - Franchise taxes | - | 5,922 | 5,922 |
| - Other | 538 | 396 | 914 |
| - Total | 538 | 10,215 | 10,753 |
| Total taxes | 152,576 | 43,813 | 196,224 |
|
(a) The sum of individual levels of government may not agree with totals for all levels of government, due to intergovernmental taxes.
Source: Taxation Revenue, Australia (5506.0). |
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