1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2003  
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Table 27.16 shows, for the general government sector, the amount of taxation revenue collected in Australia during 2000-01 by level of government and by type of tax. Total taxation revenue collected during the period was $213,766m. Commonwealth government taxation revenue totalled $175,010m and accounted for 82% of total taxation revenue while total state and local government taxation revenue totalled $38,986m and accounted for 18% of total taxation revenue.

Income taxes continue to be the largest component of the Commonwealth Government's taxation revenue, although their proportion of the total in 2000-01 fell when compared with the previous year as a result of the introduction of GST and other tax changes. Property taxes continue to be the largest component of state and local governments' taxation revenue.

At the end of this section is an article looking at the impact of recent tax reforms.


27.16 TAXATION REVENUE, General government: All levels of government - 2000-01

Commonwealth
State and local
All Australian
governments(a)
Type of tax
$m
$m
$m

Taxes on income
Income taxes levied on individuals
77,392
-
77,392
Income taxes levied on enterprises
42,221
-
42,221
Income taxes levied on non-residents
1,242
-
1,242
Total
120,855
-
120,855
Employers’ payroll taxes
General taxes (payroll tax)
-
9,512
9,322
Other employers’ labour force taxes
3,577
-
3,537
Total
3,577
9,512
12,859
Taxes on property
Taxes on immovable property
-
9,062
9,062
Taxes on financial and capital transactions
12
9,754
9,766
Total
12
18,817
18,829
Taxes on provision of goods and services
General taxes (sales tax)
1,976
-
1,976
Goods and services tax (GST)
23,854
-
23,854
Excise and levies
Crude oil and liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
12,447
-
12,447
Other excises
6,572
-
6,572
Agricultural production taxes
451
3
453
Levies on statutory corporations
-
14
14
Total
19,470
17
19,487
Taxes on international trade
4,606
-
4,606
Taxes on gambling
6
3,547
3,553
Taxes on insurance
-
2,402
2,402
Total
49,911
5,966
55,877
Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities
Motor vehicle taxes
-
4,030
4,030
Franchise taxes
-
325
325
Other
655
337
992
Total
655
4,692
5,347
Total taxes
175,010
38,986
213,766

(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, 2000-01 (5506.0).



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