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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 government.

Operating Statement

Table 27.10 summarises the net operating results for the general government sector for each state government for 2000-01.

27.10 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Operating Statement - 2000-01
			NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT(a)	ACT	Total(a)(b)
			$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
GFS Revenue
	Taxation revenue		13,333	8,517	4,256	2,197	2,889	547	n.a.	639	32,604
	Current grants and subsidies		13,738	9,910	8,192	3,992	4,771	1,555	n.a.	828	44,501
	Sales of goods and services		2,605	2,781	1,747	982	890	283	n.a.	276	9,542
	Interest income		484	336	852	169	140	30	n.a.	109	2,139
	Other		3,484	2,178	3,212	768	1,851	269	n.a.	271	12,234
	Total		33,645	23,723	18,258	8,108	10,540	2,684	n.a.	2,123	101,019
less
	GFS Expenses
		Gross operating expenses
		Depreciation	1,332	800	1,395	334	454	145	n.a.	132	4,750
		Employee expenses	13,235	9,080	8,195	3,517	4,402	1,164	n.a.	795	41,213
		Other operating expenses	8,797	7,562	3,467	2,476	2,638	697	n.a.	704	26,751
		Total	23,364	17,442	13,057	6,327	7,494	2,006	n.a.	1,631	72,713
	Nominal superannuation interest expenses		438	859	467	248	304	67	n.a.	9	2,456
	Other interest expenses		992	478	338	353	245	122	n.a.	75	2,760
	Other property expenses		-	-	-	-	-	-	n.a.	-	-
	Current transfers
		Grant expenses	3,282	2,003	2,517	702	1,389	206	n.a.	274	10,511
		Subsidy expenses	1,252	681	1,380	569	448	128	n.a.	8	4,545
		Other current transfers	440	191	82	47	322	46	n.a.	87	1,341
	Capital transfers
		Grants to local governments	174	100	361	3	62	2	n.a.	-	708
		Other capital transfers	2,002	757	911	156	151	2	n.a.	10	4,035
	Total		31,943	22,512	19,115	8,406	10,415	2,578	n.a.	2,093	99,070
equals
GFS Net Operating Balance			1,701	1,211	-856	-298	125	106	n.a.	30	1,950
less
Net acquisition of non-financial assets
	Gross fixed capital formation		2,365	1,301	2,248	424	978	105	n.a.	112	7,763
	less Depreciation		1,332	800	1,395	334	454	145	n.a.	132	4,750
	plus Change in inventories		6	-	-17	-3	-7	2	n.a.	-	-19
	plus Other transactions in non-financial assets		-49	207	-24	-	13	-	n.a.	9	160
	Total		990	708	812	87	530	-38	n.a.	-11	3,154
equals
GFS Net Lending(+)/Borrowing(-)			711	503	-1,668	-385	-405	144	n.a.	40	-1,204
(a) Data for the NT were unavailable at the time of preparation of the publication 'Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2000-01' (5512.0). However, estimates were included in the calculation of the total. These estimates are available electronically on request. (b) The sums of all individual state jurisdictions may not agree with total state figures, due to transfers between jurisdictions.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2000-01 (5512.0).

27.11 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Cash Flow Statement - 2000-01
		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT(a)	ACT	Total(a)(b)
		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Cash receipts from operating activities
	Taxes received	13,189	8,458	4,141	2,200	2,855	525	n.a.	613	32,207
	Receipts from sales of goods and services	2,451	2,260	1,552	1,102	890	429	n.a.	232	8,890
	Grants and subsidies received	14,632	10,369	8,676	4,196	5,104	1,640	n.a.	867	47,066
	Other receipts	3,917	2,456	3,585	751	2,288	225	n.a.	381	13,709
	Total	34,188	23,543	17,954	8,248	11,137	2,820	n.a.	2,092	101,871
Cash payments for operating activities
	Payments for goods and services	-21,323	-17,189	-9,530	-5,982	-7,045	-1,984	n.a.	-1,252	-65,521
	Grants and subsidies paid	-6,012	-3,408	-4,793	-1,486	-2,246	-386	n.a.	-333	-19,142
	Interest paid	-1,044	-483	-762	-414	-239	-138	n.a.	-64	-3,284
	Other payments	-1,584	-330	-260	-71	-743	-58	n.a.	-81	-3,147
	Total	-29,962	-21,410	-15,345	-7,953	-10,273	-2,567	n.a.	-1,730	-91,094
Net cash flows from operating activities		4,226	2,134	2,609	295	864	253	n.a.	362	10,778
Net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets
	Sales of non-financial assets	133	150	263	30	67	46	n.a.	8	731
	Purchases of new non-financial assets	-2,536	-1,613	-2,520	-432	-1,053	-149	n.a.	-124	-8,693
	Purchases of secondhand non-financial assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	n.a.	-	-
	Total	-2,403	-1,463	-2,257	-402	-986	-103	n.a.	-115	-7,962
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for policy purposes		3,214	167	668	1,238	446	30	n.a.	155	5,914
Net cash flows from investments in financial assets for liquidity purposes		-354	-836	-1,122	-6	-75	-3	n.a.	57	-2,290
Net cash flows from financing activities
	Advances received (net)	-85	4	5	-91	-105	-116	n.a.	-	-388
	Borrowing (net)	-4,206	-94	-593	-2,347	265	88	n.a.	49	-6,795
	Deposits received (net)	-25	-22	-1	-103	32	-	n.a.	-	-117
	Other financing (net)	-	99	1	-12	-50	-134	n.a.	-100	-87
	Total	-4,316	-13	-587	-2,552	142	-161	n.a.	-51	-7,386
Net Increase(+)/Decrease(-) in Cash Held		368	-10	-688	-1,427	390	16	n.a.	407	-947
SURPLUS(+)/DEFICIT(-)
Net cash flows from operating activities and net cash flows from investments in non-financial assets		1,824	671	352	-106	-122	150	n.a.	247	2,815
Acquisitions of assets under finance leases and similar arrangements		-	-	-	-	-	-	n.a.	-6	-6
Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)		1,824	671	353	-106	-122	150	n.a.	241	2,810
(a) Data for the NT were unavailable at the time of preparation of the publication 'Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2000-01' (5512.0). However, estimates were included in the calculation of the total. These estimates are available electronically on request. (b) 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, 2000-01 (5512.0).

27.12 STATE GOVERNMENTS, General government: Balance Sheet - 30 June 2001
			NSW(a)	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT(b)	ACT	Total(b)(c)
			$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Assets
	Financial assets
		Cash and deposits	1,035	927	66	1,806	196	767	n.a.	571	5,423
		Advances paid	1,440	314	158	1,258	862	149	n.a.	418	4,649
		Investments, loans and placements	3,951	3,309	12,978	127	1,658	43	n.a.	462	23,016
		Other non-equity assets	3,997	987	4,639	325	727	91	n.a.	237	11,095
		Equity	47,636	25,049	14,007	10,207	15,258	3,666	n.a.	2,903	120,104
		Total	58,059	30,587	31,848	13,723	18,701	4,715	n.a.	4,592	164,287
	Non-financial assets
		Land and fixed assets	65,796	34,773	43,599	10,635	24,095	5,511	n.a.	5,159	194,084
		Other non-financial assets	846	1,029	-	62	59	5	n.a.	235	2,236
		Total	66,642	35,802	43,599	10,697	24,154	5,516	n.a.	5,394	196,320
	Total		124,701	66,389	75,447	24,420	42,855	10,232	n.a.	9,985	360,607
Liabilities
	Deposits held		71	337	-	469	207	20	n.a.	13	1,262
	Advances received		2,041	6	1	844	621	360	n.a.	112	3,987
	Borrowing		11,525	6,343	3,120	3,123	2,309	1,532	n.a.	639	30,128
	Unfunded superannuation liability and other employee entitlements		12,248	14,163	10,578	4,180	6,230	2,014	n.a.	1,662	52,423
	Other provisions		4,256	291	612	-	-	1	n.a.	-	5,231
	Other non-equity liabilities		2,593	1,479	3,513	966	610	105	n.a.	233	9,554
	Total		32,734	22,620	17,824	9,582	9,977	4,032	n.a.	2,660	102,585
GFS Net Worth			91,968	43,769	57,623	14,838	32,877	6,200	n.a.	7,325	258,021
Net debt(d)			7,212	2,135	-10,081	1,246	421	953	n.a.	-686	2,288
Net financial worth(e)			25,326	7,967	14,024	4,141	8,724	684	n.a.	1,932	61,701
(a) The consolidation methodology applied by the ABS differs from that applied by NSW Treasury, resulting in slightly different balance sheet liability values and analytical balances. (b) Data for the NT were unavailable at the time of preparation of the publication 'Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2000-01' (5512.0). However, estimates were included in the calculation of the total. These estimates are available electronically on request. (c) The sums of all individual state jurisdictions may not agree with total state figures, due to assets and liabilities held between jurisdictions. (d) Equals deposits held, advances received and borrowing less cash and deposits, advances paid, and investments, loans and placements. (e) Equals total financial assets less total liabilities.
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia, 2000-01 (5512.0).