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Taxation Revenue, Australia

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Statistics about taxation revenue collected by the various levels of government in Australia

Reference period

2019-20 financial year

Released

27/04/2021

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Key statistics

Total taxation revenue collected in Australia in 2019-20 was $552.0 billion.
Total taxation revenue decreased by $8.0 billion (1.4%) on the previous year.
Total taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP was 27.8%.

Main Features

Graph 1. All Australia taxation revenue
	All Australia ($b)
2014-15	443.9
2015-16	463.6
2016-17	486.8
2017-18	528.8
2018-19	560.0
2019-20	552.0

Graph 1. All Australia taxation revenue

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Taxation revenue falls due to COVID-19

Total taxation revenue collected in Australia fell $8.0 billion (-1.4%) from $560.0 billion in 2018-19 to $552.0 billion in 2019-20.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 impacted taxation revenue in the 2019-20 across all levels of government, both as a result of changes in taxation policy and through changes in economic activity.

State and local governments implemented a range of COVID-19 tax relief policies, including:

payroll tax relief that either waived, refunded, deferred or reduced payroll tax obligations for businesses
land tax relief for landlords where tenants had their rent waived or deferred

For additional information:

an article has been included in the Government Finance Statistics, Annual 2019-20 publication: Classifying COVID-19 policy interventions during 2019-20 in macroeconomic statistics.
the May 2020 publication Economic measurement during COVID-19: Selected issues in the Economic Accounts
ABS data measuring the broader impact of COVID-19 can be found via abs.gov.au/covid19

Key contributors to the fall in taxation revenue

Key contributors to the fall in All Australia government taxation revenue in 2019-20 were:

Company income tax was down $7.1 billion (-7.5%) as a result of the adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses with the largest falls in the tourism, banking, superannuation and insurance sectors.
Income tax paid by superannuation funds was down $4.3 billion (-39.3%) due to weakness in financial markets during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) was down $1.1 billion (-1.7%) due to reduced consumer spending in cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services, and clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing.
Payroll taxes across all State and local governments were down $0.9 billion (-3.6%) reflecting tax relief and payroll refund policies, with the largest falls in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Gambling taxes were down $0.9 billion (-13.1%) across all state governments, with the largest falls in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. This decline was the result of COVID-19 restrictions across the country, which led to pubs, clubs and other licensed venues and casinos being closed for the majority of the June quarter.
Personal income tax was down $0.3 billion (-0.2%) reflecting a fall in hours worked across the economy and weakness in capital gains taxes associated with subdued property and financial market conditions.
Stamp duties on conveyances showed weaker growth than prior years, up $0.3 billion (1.5%) across all State and local governments. This weakness was driven by the COVID-19 property market impacts in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Graph 2. Taxation by classification, percentage movement
	2019-20 (%)	5 year average (%)
Company income tax	-7.5	6.8
Income tax paid by superannuation funds	-39.3	13.0
Goods and services tax (GST)	-1.7	4.1
Payroll taxes	-3.6	3.9
Gambling Taxes	-13.1	4.9
Personal income tax	0.2	6.1
Stamp duties on conveyances	1.5	3.8

Graph 2. Taxation by classification, percentage movement

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average annual movement for the 5 years preceding the current year

Total taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP

Total taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP fell from 28.7% in 2018-19 to 27.8% in 2019-20.

Graph 3. Taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP (a)
	Percentage of GDP (%)
2011-12	26
2012-13	27
2013-14	27.1
2014-15	27.3
2015-16	27.9
2016-17	27.6
2017-18	28.6
2018-19	28.7
2019-20	27.8

Graph 3. Taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP (a)

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using the GDP annual series as published in Table 36 in the December quarter 2020 issue in Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product.

Taxation revenue by level of government

Total taxation by level of government

Table 1. Total taxation revenue, by level of government and category
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Commonwealth government
	Taxes on income	258 610	265 116	281 157	312 474	338 667	328 580
	Employers payroll taxes	735	670	605	1 107	1 069	1 034
	Taxes on property	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taxes on provision of goods and services	92 225	97 181	99 913	104 965	107 114	109 149
	Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities	3 661	6 289	6 900	8 898	8 922	8 845
	Total taxation revenue	355 232	369 257	388 576	427 444	455 773	447 608

State government
	Employers payroll taxes	22 041	22 684	23 194	24 413	25 854	24 993
	Taxes on property	9 283	10 029	11 346	12 222	13 790	14 225
	Taxes on provision of goods and services	31 625	34 416	35 373	35 055	33 896	33 176
	Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities	10 824	11 523	11 875	12 570	12 873	13 566
	Total taxation revenue	73 773	78 652	81 787	84 260	86 414	85 960

Local government
	Taxes on income	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Employers payroll taxes	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taxes on property	15 779	16 620	17 399	18 083	18 904	19 578
	Taxes on provision of goods and services	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Total taxation revenue	15 779	16 620	17 399	18 083	18 904	19 578

All levels of government
	Taxes on income	258 605	265 111	281 140	312 474	338 656	328 570
	Employers payroll taxes	22 032	22 590	23 003	24 680	26 034	25 105
	Taxes on property	25 016	26 602	28 693	30 249	32 632	33 743
	Taxes on provision of goods and services	123 850	131 596	135 286	140 020	141 007	142 324
	Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities	14 420	17 736	18 666	21 332	21 677	22 291
	Total taxation revenue	443 923	463 635	486 788	528 755	560 006	552 033

Commonwealth government taxation revenue

Graph 4. Commonwealth government taxation revenue, by source
	Income taxes levied on individuals (m)	Income taxes levied on enterprises (m)	Taxes on provision of goods and services (m)
2012-13	162,642	77,691	84,725
2013-14	170,187	76,682	90,377
2014-15	183,318	73,573	92,225
2015-16	192,054	71,232	97,181
2016-17	198,821	80,360	99,913
2017-18	212,787	97,705	104,965
2018-19	229,749	106,819	107,114
2019-20	231,198	95,389	109,149

State government taxation revenue

Graph 5. State government taxation revenue, by source (a)
	Taxes on property ($m)	Employers payroll taxes ($m)	Taxes on provision of goods and services ($m)	Taxes on the use of goods and performance of activities ($m)
2012-13	7,779	20,786	25,406	9,752
2013-14	8,733	21,366	28,296	10,102
2014-15	9,283	22,041	31,625	10,824
2015-16	10,029	22,684	34,416	11,523
2016-17	11,346	23,194	35,373	11,875
2017-18	12,222	24,413	35,055	12,570
2018-19	13,790	25,854	33,896	12,873
2019-20	14,225	24,993	33,176	13,566

Local government taxation revenue

Major categories of taxation revenue

Taxation revenue by category

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded the largest decrease in dollar terms, falling by $10,086m (-3.0%) from $338,656m to $328,570m in 2019-20. This was driven by Income taxes levied on enterprises, down $11,430m (-10.7%), and Income taxes levied on non-residents down $106m (-5.1%).

Table 2. Total taxation revenue, all levels of government by category
		2014 -15	2015 -16	2016 -17	2017 -18	2018 -19	2019 -20
		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
	Income taxes levied on individuals	183 318	192 054	198 821	212 787	229 749	231 198
	Income taxes levied on enterprises (a)(b)	73 568	71 226	80 343	97 705	106 808	95 378
	Income taxes levied on non-residents	1 719	1 831	1 976	1 982	2 099	1 993
	Total taxes on income, profits and capital gains	258 605	265 111	281 140	312 474	338 656	328 570

Taxes on employers payroll and labour force
	Payroll taxes	21 297	21 919	22 397	23 573	24 965	24 072
	Other	735	670	605	1 107	1 069	1 034
	Total employers payroll taxes	22 032	22 590	23 003	24 680	26 034	25 105

Taxes on property
	Land taxes	6 674	7 237	8 400	9 153	10 712	10 999
	Municipal rates	16 009	16 895	17 693	18 407	19 288	19 995
	Other	2 333	2 469	2 600	2 689	2 633	2 750
	Total taxes on property	25 016	26 602	28 693	30 249	32 632	33 743

Taxes on provision of goods and services
	Sales tax	1 368	1 503	1 524	1 638	1 682	1 672
	Goods and services tax (GST)	55 553	59 177	61 505	64 062	65 147	64 048
	Excises and levies	24 506	22 540	22 773	23 691	24 562	24 169
	Taxes on international trade	10 896	14 057	14 208	15 690	15 944	19 507
	Taxes on gambling	5 754	6 053	5 981	6 223	6 876	5 975
	Taxes on insurance	5 542	5 718	5 943	6 054	6 348	6 735
	Taxes on financial and capital transactions	20 231	22 548	23 353	22 662	20 447	20 218
	Total taxes on provision of goods and services	123 850	131 596	135 286	140 020	141 007	142 324

Taxes on the use of goods and performance of activities
	Motor vehicle taxes	9 463	9 902	10 274	10 786	10 986	11 302
	Other	4 957	7 834	8 392	10 546	10 691	10 989
	Total taxes on the use of goods and performance of activities	14 420	17 736	18 666	21 332	21 677	22 291

Total taxation revenue		443 923	463 635	486 788	528 755	560 006	552 033

a. Includes petroleum resource rent taxes.
b. Includes income tax paid by superannuation funds on contributions payable on behalf of individuals.

Taxation revenue distribution by category

Table 3. Total taxation revenue, distribution for all levels of government by category
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
	Income taxes levied on individuals	41.3	41.4	40.8	40.2	41.0	41.9
	Income taxes levied on enterprises	16.6	15.4	16.5	18.5	19.1	17.3
	Income taxes levied on non-residents	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Total taxes on income, profits and capital gains	58.3	57.2	57.8	59.1	60.5	59.5

Taxes on employers payroll and labour force
	Payroll taxes	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4
	Other	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
Total employers payroll taxes	5.0	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5

Taxes on property
	Land taxes	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.0
	Municipal rates	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.6
	Other	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Total taxes on property	5.6	5.7	5.9	5.7	5.8	6.1

Taxes on provision of goods and services
	Sales tax	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
	Goods and services tax (GST)	12.5	12.8	12.6	12.1	11.6	11.6
	Excises and levies	5.5	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.4
	Taxes on international trade	2.5	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.8	3.5
	Taxes on gambling	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1
	Taxes on insurance	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.2
	Taxes on financial and capital transactions	4.6	4.9	4.8	4.3	3.7	3.7
Total taxes on provision of goods and services	27.9	28.4	27.8	26.5	25.2	25.8

Taxes on the use of goods and performance of activities
	Motor vehicle taxes	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0
	Other	1.1	1.7	1.7	2.0	1.9	2.0
Total taxes on the use of goods and performance of activities	3.2	3.8	3.8	4.0	3.9	4.0

Total taxation	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Transactions related to visa application charges

In December 2015, the Commonwealth Government released the 2015-16 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) which included a reclassification of visa application charges (VAC). These charges are now treated as taxation revenue rather than sales of goods and services. This reclassification has been applied to GFS, with no impact on total GFS revenue or the GFS net operating balance. The National Accounts statistics maintains coherence with previously published data and classify this transaction as sales of goods and services. This treatment will remain in place until the upcoming 2020-21 release of the Annual National Accounts. These charges will then be classified as taxation revenue rather than sales of goods and services.

Other key measures of taxation

Taxation per capita

Table 4. Taxation revenue per capita, by level of government and jurisdiction (a)
	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
State and local government
	New South Wales	4 013	4 357	4 505	4 503	4 487	4 422
	Victoria	3 845	4 066	4 249	4 424	4 472	4 343
	Queensland	3 379	3 365	3 421	3 465	3 622	3 574
	South Australia	3 405	3 442	3 456	3 546	3 560	3 545
	Western Australia	4 265	4 376	4 196	4 197	4 222	4 357
	Tasmania	2 646	2 769	2 841	2 947	3 016	3 141
	Northern Territory	3 411	2 987	2 994	3 119	3 259	2 582
	Australian Capital Territory	3 513	3 931	4 160	4 131	4 570	4 551
	Average	3 560	3 662	3 728	3 792	3 901	3 814
Commonwealth government	15 027	15 396	15 932	17 254	18 107	17 512
All levels of government	18 778	19 331	19 959	21 344	22 248	21 598

Taxation revenue by jurisdiction

Table 5. Total taxation revenue, by level of government and jurisdiction
		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Commonwealth government	355 232	369 257	388 576	427 444	455 773	447 608
	Less intergovernmental taxes	8	5	17	0	11	11
	Tax revenue net of intergovernmental taxes	355 224	369 251	388 558	427 444	455 762	447 597

State government
	New South Wales	26 461	29 367	30 923	31 307	31 411	31 123
	Victoria	18 436	20 031	21 566	23 089	23 827	23 374
	Queensland	12 575	12 547	12 919	13 244	14 165	14 120
	South Australia	4 393	4 438	4 445	4 587	4 606	4 583
	Western Australia	8 806	9 026	8 527	8 517	8 607	9 050
	Tasmania	1 011	1 067	1 103	1 160	1 201	1 272
	Northern Territory	715	608	610	637	662	489
	Australian Capital Territory	1 377	1 568	1 695	1 718	1 934	1 949
	Total	73 773	78 652	81 787	84 260	86 414	85 960
	Less intergovernmental taxes	829	864	932	1 003	1 045	1 073
	Tax revenue net of intergovernmental taxes	72 944	77 788	80 856	83 257	85 368	84 887

Local government
	New South Wales	3 987	4 169	4 372	4 531	4 809	5 021
	Victoria	4 468	4 746	4 967	5 165	5 368	5 560
	Queensland	3 480	3 634	3 802	3 966	4 146	4 254
	South Australia	1 372	1 433	1 490	1 543	1 602	1 661
	Western Australia	1 996	2 143	2 251	2 345	2 423	2 504
	Tasmania	363	375	388	401	419	434
	Northern Territory	113	120	127	133	138	144
	Total	15 779	16 620	17 399	18 083	18 904	19 578
	Less intergovernmental taxes	24	24	24	29	28	29
	Tax revenue net of intergovernmental taxes	15 755	16 596	17 374	18 054	18 876	19 549

Total all levels of government	443 923	463 635	486 788	528 755	560 006	552 033

Adjusted measures of government taxation revenue

Adjusted taxation revenue offers an alternative presentation of revenue which takes into account the level of government at which revenue is used rather than simply collected.

Adjusted taxation revenue is equal to GFS taxation revenue collected by each level of government, plus current grants received from higher levels of government, less current grants paid to lower levels of government. This measure is designed to give a clearer indication of the levels of government at which taxation revenue is actually used or spent.

Taxation as a percentage of GDP

Total taxation revenue as a percentage of GDP fell from 28.7% in 2018-19 to 27.8% in 2019-20.

As a percentage of GDP, taxation revenue for the Commonwealth government was 22.5%, State government 4.3% and Local government was 1.0%.

Table 6. Adjusted taxation revenue, by level of government, and as percent of GDP (a)
		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Commonwealth Government
	1. Taxation revenue collected (b)	355 232	369 257	388 576	427 444	455 773	447 608
	As % of GDP	21.9	22.2	22.0	23.1	23.3	22.5
	As % of total tax revenue	80.0	79.6	79.8	80.8	81.4	81.1
	2. Current grants from state government	-	-	1 353	3 018	5 949	7 839
	3. Current grants to state government (c)	95 363	99 364	105 620	111 207	117 714	118 096
	4. Current grants to local government	-	6	2	-	-	-
	5. Current grants to control n.f.d. sector (d)	9 985	10 319	10 164	10 350	10 220	10 391
	6. Adjusted taxation revenue= 1+2-3-4-5 (e)	249 883	259 569	274 143	308 905	333 788	326 959
	As % of GDP	15.4	15.6	15.6	16.7	17.1	16.5
	As % of total tax revenue	56.3	56.0	56.3	58.4	59.6	59.2
State Government
	1. Taxation revenue collected (b)	73 773	78 652	81 787	84 260	86 414	85 960
	As % of GDP	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.4	4.3
	As % of total tax revenue	16.6	17.0	16.8	15.9	15.4	15.6
	2. Current grants from Commonwealth government	95 363	99 364	105 620	111 207	117 714	118 096
	3. Current grants to Commonwealth government	-	-	1 353	3 018	5 949	7 839
	4. Current grants to local government	4 311	3 513	4 843	4 473	4 950	5 153
	5. Current grants to control n.f.d. sector (d)	408	427	447	403	427	444
	6. Adjusted taxation revenue = 1+2-3-4-5 (e)	164 417	174 075	180 763	187 573	192 801	190 620
	As % of GDP	10.1	10.5	10.3	10.1	9.9	9.6
	As % of total tax revenue	37.0	37.5	37.1	35.5	34.4	34.5
Local Government
	1. Taxation revenue collected (b)	15 779	16 620	17 399	18 083	18 904	19 578
	As % of GDP	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
	As % of total tax revenue	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.5
	2. Current grants from Commonwealth government	-	6	2	-	-	-
	3. Current grants from state government	4 311	3 513	4 843	4 473	4 950	5 153
	4. Adjusted taxation revenue = 1+2+3 (e)	20 091	20 139	22 244	22 555	23 854	24 731
	As % of GDP	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2
	As % of total tax revenue	4.5	4.3	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.5
Control n.f.d.
	1. Taxation revenue collected (b)	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2. Current grants from commonwealth government	9 985	10 319	10 164	10 350	10 220	10 391
	3. Current grants from state government	408	427	447	403	427	444
	4. Adjusted taxation revenue = 1+2+3 (e)	10 393	10 746	10 611	10 753	10 647	10 835
	As % of GDP	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
	As % of total tax revenue	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0
Total
	Gross Domestic Product	1 624 601	1 660 714	1 762 371	1 848 560	1 952 680	1 985 825
	Total Tax Rev. Collected	443 923	463 635	486 788	528 755	560 006	552 033
	As % of GDP	27.3	27.9	27.6	28.6	28.7	27.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
a. Based on GDP at current prices as published in Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, June Quarter 2020 (previously used cat. no. 5206.0), Table 36 Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Chain Volume Measures and Current Prices: Annual.
b. According to AGFS15.
c. Part of the Commonwealth Government grants paid to State Governments are passed on to Local Governments.
d. The control n.f.d. sector contains units where jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or where classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. The main type of units currently falling into this category are the public universities.
e. The sum of taxation revenue for all levels of government does not equal the sum of adjusted taxation revenue for all levels of government as a result of consolidation.

Table 7. Adjusted total revenue, less transfers to households
		2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
		$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Commonwealth Government
	1. Adjusted taxation revenue (a)	249 883	259 569	274 143	308 905	333 788	326 959
	2. Non-taxation revenue, excl. State grants (b)	26 955	26 379	30 164	29 114	30 755	32 276
	3. Adjusted total revenue = 1+2	276 838	285 948	304 308	338 020	364 543	359 235
	As % of GDP (f)	17.0	17.2	17.3	18.3	18.7	18.1
	4. Direct benefits to households (c)	125 364	126 813	124 689	123 896	125 324	144 715
	5. Indirect benefits to households (d)	47 854	52 189	58 163	64 013	72 225	82 043
	6. Adjusted total revenue, less transfers to households = 3-4-5	103 620	106 946	121 456	150 111	166 995	132 477
	As % of GDP (f)	6.4	6.4	6.9	8.1	8.6	6.7
State Government
	1. Adjusted taxation revenue (a)	164 417	174 075	180 763	187 573	192 801	190 620
	2. Non-taxation revenue, excl. Comm grants (b)	67 001	65 608	72 359	75 901	78 765	70 230
	3. Adjusted total revenue = 1+2	231 418	239 683	253 122	263 475	271 567	260 850
	As % of GDP (f)	14.2	14.4	14.4	14.3	13.9	13.1
	4. Direct benefits to households (c)	1 283	1 500	1 592	2 130	2 236	2 198
	5. Indirect benefits to households (d)	5 339	5 216	5 236	5 340	5 560	6 313
	6. Adjusted total revenue, less transfers to households = 3-4-5	224 796	232 967	246 295	256 005	263 770	252 338
	As % of GDP (f)	13.8	14.0	14.0	13.8	13.5	12.7
Local Government
	1. Adjusted taxation revenue (a)	20 091	20 139	22 244	22 555	23 854	24 731
	2. Non taxation revenue, excl. Comm and State grants (b)	21 066	22 897	23 603	24 291	24 613	24 330
	3. Adjusted total revenue = 1+2	41 156	43 036	45 847	46 846	48 467	49 061
	As % of GDP (f)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5
	4. Direct and indirect benefits to households (e)	-	-	-	-	-	-
	5. Adjusted total revenue, less transfers to households = 3-4-5	41 156	43 036	45 847	46 846	48 467	49 061
	As % of GDP (f)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5

- not applicable
a. Derived in Table 6.
b. Non-taxation revenue includes revenue from sales of goods and services, interest income, other property income (such as dividends, income tax equivalents, land rents and royalties), fines, capital revenue, and all current revenue other than grants.
c. Direct benefits to households are monetary transfers.
d. Indirect benefits to households are transfers 'in-kind' via goods and services.
e. Local government does not make transfers of this kind to households.
f. Based on GDP at current prices as published in Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, June Quarter 2020 (previously used cat. no. 5206.0), Table 36 Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Chain Volume Measures and Current Prices: Annual.

Commonwealth government adjusted taxation revenue

Graph 6. Commonwealth government taxation revenue measures
	Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Total Revenue (ATR) ($m)	ATR less transfers ($m)
2014-15	355,232	249,883	276,838	103,620
2015-16	369,257	259,569	285,948	106,946
2016-17	388,576	274,143	304,308	121,456
2017-18	427,444	308,905	338,020	150,111
2018-19	455,773	333,788	364,543	166,995
2019-20	447,608	326,959	359,235	132,477

State government adjusted taxation revenue

Graph 7. State government revenue taxation measures
	Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Total Revenue (ATR) ($m)	ATR less transfers ($m)
2014-15	73,773	164,417	231,418	224,796
2015-16	78,652	174,075	239,683	232,967
2016-17	81,787	180,763	253,122	246,295
2017-18	84,260	187,573	263,475	256,005
2018-19	86,414	192,801	271,567	263,632
2019-20	85,960	190,620	260,850	252,338

Local government adjusted taxation revenue

Graph 8. Local government taxation revenue measures
	Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Taxation Revenue ($m)	Adjusted Total Revenue (ATR) ($m)
2014-15	15,779	20,091	41,156
2015-16	16,620	20,139	43,036
2016-17	17,399	22,244	45,847
2017-18	18,083	22,555	46,846
2018-19	18,904	23,854	48,467
2019-20	19,578	24,731	49,061

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