What infrastructure projects are in the budget
BP4 The Infrastructure Program
BP4 PDF (493.2 KB) outlines the government’s infrastructure works planned for the budget year: new and continuing (revoted) capital projects, as well as capital grants and repairs and maintenance. It includes descriptions of projects and the sources of funding for each project, by agency.
- Capital works are building and engineering works that create an asset, for example, constructing health clinics, roads and public housing.
- Capital grants are provided to fund construction of or upgrade assets owned, or to be owned once constructed, by non-government entities.
- Repairs and maintenance works are projects undertaken to maintain existing assets in working condition, keep an asset functioning at its required capacity but not enhance the asset or extend its useful life in a significant way.
The headline figure used to measure the annual infrastructure program is ‘total infrastructure payments’ and is reported in BP4 Table 1.
BP4, Table 1: Total Infrastructure payments
| 2023-24 Budget | ||
|---|---|---|
| Program | Cash | |
| $M | $M | |
| GENERAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| Capital works | 4 073 | 1 250 |
| Northern Territory funded1 | 786 | |
| Externally funded | 464 | |
| Capital grants2 | 126 | |
| Repairs and maintenance2 | 227 | |
| Infrastructure-related expenses | 14 | |
| TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT | 1 617 | |
| PUBLIC NON FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS | ||
| Capital works1 | 354 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 141 | |
| Total public non financial corporations | 495 | |
| Total infrastructure payments | 2 111 | |
1 The 2022-23 Budget figures have been backcast to reflect a revised allocation methodology between budget sectors, with appropriation approved to be on-passed from general government agencies to non financial corporations now recognised in the general government sector. There is no change to total infrastructure payments.
2 Excludes payments between Territory controlled entities Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.