Where is the money spent
BP2 Budget Strategy and Outlook
Chapter 2: Fiscal Outlook provides a high level overview of key policy and non-policy decisions, and their financial impact on the budget and over the forward estimates. In addition, the chapter also outlines key components of expenditure (Table 2.9 Non financial sector – expenditure).
BP2, Table 2.9: Non financial public sector – expenditure
| 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revised | Budget | Forward estimate | |||
| $M | $M | $M | $M | $M | |
| Expenses | |||||
| Employee expenses | 2 896 | 2 867 | 2 812 | 2 781 | 2 811 |
| Superannuation expenses | 493 | 501 | 503 | 508 | 508 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 799 | 811 | 800 | 803 | 798 |
| Other operating expenses | 2 224 | 2 357 | 2 256 | 2 186 | 2 208 |
| Interest expenses | 429 | 474 | 536 | 580 | 603 |
| Current grants | 1 083 | 1 114 | 1 054 | 1 026 | 1 005 |
| Capital grants | 114 | 126 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
| Subsidies and personal benefit payments | 65 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Total expenses | 8 103 | 8 312 | 8 055 | 7 973 | 8 021 |
| Net capital | 1 402 | 1 673 | 1 623 | 1 152 | 1 000 |
| Total expenditure | 9 505 | 9 985 | 9 678 | 9 126 | 9 020 |
Readers can also go to BP2 Chapter 8: Uniform presentation framework (UPF) to see comprehensive financial statements for each government sector as well as summary tables on expenses by functions. Information in the UPF tables is provided on a consistent basis, agreed by all states, territories and the Commonwealth, to enable valid comparisons to be made between jurisdictions. See UPF for further information.
BP3 Agency Budget Statements
BP3 PDF (13.1 MB) provides both summary and detailed information on how money is to be spent by each general government agency and government business division. BP3 provides agency information on:
- agency profiles
- expense and appropriation amounts
- output statements and key performance indicators
- financial statements
- details of revenue received by each agency
- summary of community service obligation (CSO) payments
- summary of five-year output appropriation.
Similar information is provided for government business divisions by business lines.