| 1997-98 $m | 1998-99 $m | 1999-00 $m | 2000-01 $m | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES | ||||
| Withdrawal from the direct provision of certain support services | 1.5 | -8.1 | -11.8 | -12.0 |
| Sale of the commercial arm of the Domestic Property Group (formerly known as the Australian Property Group) (a) (c) | 13.3 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Revised funding arrangements for the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of properties remaining in Commonwealth ownership | -46.8 | -52.2 | -8.2 | -29.7 |
| Reduction in major capital works | -13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Remove preset payments to fire brigades for callouts on Commonwealth properties | -1.7 | -14.9 | -15.2 | -15.5 |
| Restriction to VIP transport (COMCAR) services to Members | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Annual Grants in Aid to community organisations | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Savings in running costs to fund annual Grants in Aid to community organisations | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Provision of funding to the Australian Electoral Commission for the cost of the election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -25.0 | -1.8 | -2.0 |
| Organisation and conduct of the Constitutional Convention (a) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | -13.2 | -87.4 | -31.4 | -53.6 |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S | ||||
| Savings in Attorney-General's portfolio running costs | -26.5 | -26.9 | -27.4 | -27.9 |
| Additional specific savings in Attorney-General's portfolio running costs | 0.0 | -7.1 | -7.2 | -7.4 |
| Reform of the provision of legal services provided by the Legal Practice to enhance contestability and competitiveness | 14.8 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Introduction of full cost recovery for the Office of Film and Literature Classification | 0.0 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Additional savings from the transfer of the industrial relations jurisdiction to the Federal Court | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.4 |
| Additional funding for the Federal Court and the National Native Title Tribunal for workload increases and amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
| Divestment of Auscript (a) | 4.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Review of funding arrangements for the Australian Federal Police Adjustment Scheme | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Additional funding to target serious and large scale fraud and related crime against the Commonwealth | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Additional funding for the Protective Security Coordination Centre for diplomatic and consular protection | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rationalisation of the Australian Protective Service through greater contestability | 11.3 | 1.2 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
| Revised arrangements for personal security for Senators and Members (other than Ministers), former office holders, their staff, and their families | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 |
| Replacement of security vehicles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Sydney 2000 Games - Olympics and Paralympics (a) | 1.0 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 16.3 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 | -3.1 |
| Total | 28.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | -11.8 |
| COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS | ||||
| Grants in support of Centenary of Federation community activities | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Additional funding to the Visions of Australia programme to continue the provision for touring of cultural exhibitions | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Savings from the Cultural Development Programme to absorb the costs of the Visions of Australia programme | -1.5 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Continuation of funding to the Australian Children's Television Foundation | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Funding for development of the National Museum of Australia | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| New funding for the Australian Film Finance Corporation | 0.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 |
| Continued funding of Film Australia to maintain the National Interest Programme | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Reduction in funding of the Australian Film Commission's Television Production Fund | -5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Funding provided to Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Ltd for orchestral services previously performed by the ABC | 32.0 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 33.7 |
| Transfer of base funding from the ABC to establish Symphony Australia Holdings Pty Ltd | -32.0 | -32.5 | -33.1 | -33.7 |
| Deferral of ABC debt repayments | 4.8 | -4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Additional funding to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for the broadcast of English and Tok Pisin language radio services by Radio Australia | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Savings from broadcasting and television capital works to offset additional funding provided to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for Radio Australia services | -3.2 | -3.3 | -3.4 | -3.4 |
| Savings in transmission costs arising from the reduced broadcasting of shortwave radio services by Radio Australia | -1.6 | -2.0 | -3.1 | -4.2 |
| Reduction in Government subsidy as a result of the sale or wind-up of Australia Television | -3.5 | -3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Application of the efficiency dividend to the Special Broadcasting Service | -0.9 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -3.4 |
| Funding for setup costs and new functions of the Australian Communications Authority | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Funding for costs incurred by AUSTEL in 1996-97 to implement telecommunications reform initiatives | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Funding for the Australian Communications Authority to enhance administration of cabler licensing | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Increased efficiency dividend on Communications and the Arts portfolio running costs | -3.1 | -3.1 | -3.1 | -3.2 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -2.2 |
| Total | 10.4 | 43.0 | 41.4 | 38.2 |
| EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION,
TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS | ||||
| Phase out specific funding for Language Australia | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| Improvement and streamlining of Higher Education Contribution Scheme arrangements (d) | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Higher education restructuring and rationalisation package | 10.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Phased abolition of the Higher Education Commonwealth Industry Places Scheme | -5.2 | -16.5 | -22.7 | -23.0 |
| Reduction of National Board of Employment Education and Training administrative budget and removal of Australian Language and Literacy Council funds | -2.9 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -2.8 |
| Increased AUSTUDY for families with two or more tertiary students living away from home | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Improved targeting of ABSTUDY | -5.0 | -10.9 | -11.2 | -11.6 |
| Benchmarking efficiencies in Vocational Education and Training Grants to the States | -10.0 | -20.3 | -20.7 | -21.0 |
| Changes to entry level training employer incentives | -0.9 | 6.4 | 16.2 | 29.5 |
| Work for the Dole Initiative (a) | 11.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Subsume National Skills Shortages Programme into the regional assistance element of Enterprise and Adjustment Programme | -2.1 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -3.0 |
| Savings in Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs portfolio running costs | 0.0 | -15.2 | -15.5 | -15.8 |
| Labour Market Programme funding adjustment | -30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rental assistance to people living in public housing - Remove double subsidy (a) | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -0.7 | -11.6 | -11.4 |
| Total | -33.1 | -49.7 | -65.1 | -52.7 |
| ENVIRONMENT, SPORT AND TERRITORIES | ||||
| Environment, Sport and Territories portfolio savings initiatives | -5.0 | -5.7 | -4.5 | -5.2 |
| Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Reserve (a) | 161.9 | 265.4 | 272.7 | 254.9 |
| Willandra Lakes Structural Adjustment Package | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Payment to QLD - Sugar Coast Environment Rescue Package | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Funding for capital works at Orielton Lagoon in Tasmania | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sydney 2000 Games - Olympics and Paralympics (a) | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Discontinuation of the Save the Bush Programme | -1.5 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Grant to AAP Mawson's Huts Foundation for the restoration effort on Mawson's Huts (c) | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Maintain Local Government General Purpose Assistance Grants in real terms - Determination of 1997-98 payments | -14.7 | -15.2 | -15.8 | -16.4 |
| Restoration and management of National Assets Programme in the ACT | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Indian Ocean Territories - Recurrent funding adjustment | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Total | 152.7 | 300.0 | 307.4 | 286.7 |
| FINANCE | ||||
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure - Additional funding for Office of Government Information Technology | 0.0 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Divestment of Auscript - Office of Asset Sales - Cost of sale (a) | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sale of the commercial arm of the Domestic Property Group (formerly known as the Australian Property Group) - Office of Asset Sales - Cost of sale (a) | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sale of the commercial arm of the Domestic Property Group (formerly known as the Australian Property Group) - Office of Asset Sales - Proceeds of sale (a) | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Office of Asset Sales - Additional running costs in relation to sales/reviews in the 1997-98 Budget | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -2.0 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| Total | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE | ||||
| Closure of Australian diplomatic missions in Copenhagen and Nauru | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2.0 | -2.0 |
| Reduction in Grants and Contributions Programme | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Reduction in overseas aid | -7.5 | -7.7 | -7.9 | -8.1 |
| Transfer from the overseas aid programme to fund part of the cost of maintaining Radio Australia services | -4.0 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -4.3 |
| Increased cost recovery by Austrade | -2.0 | -3.0 | -4.1 | -5.3 |
| Accelerated recovery of International Trade Enhancement Scheme loan funds | -5.0 | -3.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| Sydney 2000 Games - Olympics and Paralympics (a) | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -2.1 |
| Total | -20.5 | -18.2 | -17.9 | -20.7 |
| HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | ||||
| National Public Health - Continuation of Public Health Programmes | 11.5 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Restructure arrangements for funding services related to the provision of methadone | 0.0 | -1.9 | -7.8 | -9.6 |
| Development of a National Food Hygiene Standard | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Supplementation of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority funding base | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Comprehensive National Immunisation Strategy (a)(c) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Funding mechanism for the purchase of essential vaccines including Hepatitis B vaccine | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Hepatitis B Pre-Adolescent Immunisation Delivery Programme | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Strengthening Australia's health and medical research workforce | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Revised process for Medicare Benefits Schedule listing and review | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -3.1 |
| Adjust Medicare benefits when more than one person is treated during a home visit | -2.0 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -3.8 |
| Adjust Medicare benefits for some optometrical consultations (a) | -7.8 | -13.9 | -14.8 | -15.5 |
| National Rural and Remote Health Support Programme | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Pilot study of alternative funding arrangements for rural obstetric services | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Refocusing the General Practice Strategy on outcomes | -34.4 | -28.0 | -37.9 | -39.9 |
| Combine General Practice Evaluation Programmes and adjust to reflect current spending levels | -2.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| Introduction of electronic commerce for Medicare claiming | -0.1 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 16.4 |
| Therapeutic group premiums (a) | -41.4 | -157.5 | -173.8 | -188.7 |
| National Prescriber Service | 0.4 | -8.1 | -8.0 | -7.9 |
| Delisting medicine items for less serious medical conditions from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (a) | -10.9 | -29.7 | -33.4 | -37.6 |
| Public education campaign for private health insurance and Health Insurance Commission restructuring | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Initiatives to stimulate microeconomic reform in management of acute health care and information technology and performance measurement | 6.1 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 9.8 |
| Renewal of the National Mental Health Strategy | 0.2 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 9.0 |
| Extension of funding for palliative care | 14.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| A Planning System to influence the location and supply of new child care places with annual limit of 7,000 new private places for 1998 and 1999 only | -9.7 | -41.8 | -72.3 | -83.1 |
| Improve targeting of Children's Services Programme to work related care (a) | -4.4 | -16.0 | -25.4 | -34.9 |
| Increase supply of Family Day Care places | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.1 |
| Reform of school age care (a) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Broadbanding other family and children's services | -3.0 | -6.4 | -6.6 | -6.8 |
| Pay Childcare Assistance fortnightly in arrears | 0.0 | -32.5 | -3.1 | -3.2 |
| Revised arrangements for emergency relief funding | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| Targeted support for people with dementia and their carers | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Best practice grants for dementia specific facilities | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Residential aged care structural reform - Additional funding for systems development | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Carers' support and information | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Additional accommodation support places for people with disabilities and their families | 5.9 | 11.8 | 18.0 | 18.3 |
| Replacement of speech processors for children with cochlear implants | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Funding for National Telephone Typewriter Relay Service | 0.0 | -7.9 | -7.9 | -8.0 |
| Support for social and economic micro-simulation modelling | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| More Time for Business - Government's Small Business Statement (a)(c) | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Revised arrangements for carers of adults and children with disabilities (a) | -0.3 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 25.7 |
| Extend the period of the income test for the 'low income' Health Care Card from four to eight weeks (a) | 0.0 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.8 |
| Amendments to migrant two-year waiting period for social security payments (a)(b)(c) | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Introduce a Bonus Plan for persons deferring retirement (a) | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -2.5 |
| Link treatment benefit eligibility to pension rate (a) | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Work for the Dole Initiative (a) | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Addressing anomalies in entitlements for veterans deployed overseas (a) | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -1.9 | -11.0 | -10.5 |
| Total | -37.1 | -246.7 | -299.2 | -340.1 |
| IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS | ||||
| Health assessments, health undertakings and medical reviews | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Enhanced services for business entrants | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Merging of the Migration Internal Review Office and the Immigration Review Tribunal (c) | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
| Extension of the Migration Agents Registration Scheme (c) | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Increased efficiency dividend on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio running costs | -3.4 | -3.5 | -3.6 | -3.6 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -0.3 | -3.6 | -3.6 |
| Total | 1.6 | -0.8 | -5.2 | -5.9 |
| INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | ||||
| Referral to the Commonwealth of the Victorian industrial relations system | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Total | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TOURISM | ||||
| Enhanced assistance to the pharmaceutical industry (c) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 22.7 | 49.0 |
| Extension of application of the Shipbuilding Bounty | 8.0 | 21.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Monitoring telecommunications industry development | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Facilitation of small and medium sized enterprises - Supplier access to major projects | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Savings in the Department of Industry, Science and Tourism running costs to fund the 'Facilitation of small and medium sized enterprises - Supplier access to major projects' | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| More Time for Business - Government's Small Business Statement (a)(c) | 4.7 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| Australian Leather Holdings Ltd Package (c) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Funding for Gene Technology Regulation | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sydney 2000 Games - Olympics and Paralympics (a) | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Replacement and upgrade of Customs Marine Fleet | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.7 |
| Increased running costs associated with measures to reduce fuel substitution | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Savings in Office of National Tourism running costs | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Savings from Cooperative Research Centres Programme | -1.0 | -9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Increased efficiency dividend on Industry, Science and Tourism portfolio running costs | -2.8 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -4.7 | -11.0 |
| Total | 32.3 | 38.1 | 30.5 | 50.8 |
| PARLIAMENT | ||||
| Organisation and conduct of the Constitutional Convention (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| Total | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND ENERGY | ||||
| NSW Sugar Export Industry - Infrastructure support (c) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Reallocation of funds from natural resource management programmes | -5.0 | -5.1 | -5.2 | -5.3 |
| Quality Food Australia (c) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Supermarket to Asia - The Delicatessen | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Integrated Rural Policy Package | 44.7 | 46.3 | 52.4 | 55.4 |
| Rural Adjustment Scheme | -46.3 | -43.7 | -50.3 | -55.3 |
| Reallocation of funds from the Rural Communities Access Programme | -2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - Implementation of reports into quarantine and imported fish and fish products | 15.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.5 |
| Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service - Implementation of the Review of Export Meat Inspection (redundancies) | 13.1 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 7.2 |
| South East Fisheries Adjustment Package | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fisheries Research and Development Corporation | -3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fisheries Resources Research Fund | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| National Electricity Market reform and corporatisation of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rationalisation of the National Energy Efficiency Programme | -2.8 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -2.7 |
| The Energy Research and Development Corporation | -2.6 | -9.0 | -11.3 | -13.8 |
| Savings in Primary Industries and Energy portfolio running costs | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -1.2 |
| Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Reserve (a) | na | na | na | na |
| Total | 15.1 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 4.6 |
| PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET | ||||
| Establishment of the Federation Fund | 0.0 | 100.0 | 200.0 | 300.0 |
| Improved integration of young offenders into mainstream community and economic life - Pilot projects | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Operational funding for national women's non-government organisations | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Organisation and conduct of the Constitutional Convention (a) | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Agencies funding arrangements - Guaranteed funding with an increased base | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -1.7 |
| Total | 20.3 | 115.7 | 214.7 | 314.6 |
| SOCIAL SECURITY | ||||
| Maintain the single rate of pension at 25 per cent of male total average weekly earnings (a)(c) | 57.3 | 409.2 | 639.6 | 942.3 |
| Pay all Department of Social Security payments fortnightly in arrears | 0.2 | 19.7 | -100.8 | -18.9 |
| Introduce a Bonus Plan for persons deferring retirement (a) | 2.4 | -16.9 | -36.8 | -36.0 |
| Simplify and amend date of effect rules for income support payments (a) | 0.2 | 5.5 | -23.9 | -26.8 |
| Revised arrangements for Financial Information Service and Migrant Liaison Officers | -4.2 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -4.4 |
| Reform of the income and assets test treatment of income streams by the Department of Social Security and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (a) | 6.7 | -0.9 | -6.4 | -9.9 |
| Revised arrangements for carers of adults and children with disabilities (a) | -2.8 | -23.2 | -28.5 | -33.5 |
| Amendments to migrant two-year waiting period for social security payments (a)(b)(c) | 106.0 | 59.5 | 40.3 | 40.0 |
| Amendments to activity test penalty periods for Newstart Allowance (b)(c) | 31.9 | 30.3 | 31.8 | 29.0 |
| Apply consistent hardship rules to waiting periods for Newstart Allowance and related payments | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| Work for the Dole Initiative (a) | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Consistently treat lump sums for Social Security recipients as either income over 12 months or as a deemed asset | 1.5 | -3.7 | -6.2 | -6.3 |
| Expansion of temporary activity test exemptions in special circumstances | -0.9 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
| Increase Australian Taxation Office Employment Declaration Form matching with Department of Social Security data | -27.9 | -27.4 | -28.2 | -28.9 |
| Apply preclusion periods to high income seasonal or intermittent workers | 0.8 | -5.0 | -5.7 | -6.0 |
| Comprehensive National Immunisation Strategy (a)(c) | -11.8 | -26.6 | 9.2 | 4.6 |
| Continue funding for the Family Service Centre and Retirement Service Centre pilots | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pay Family Payment above the minimum rate when a child and/or parent/s go overseas for up to eight weeks | 4.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Improvements to the Data-matching Programme and increased review activity | -16.1 | -31.6 | -39.4 | -40.4 |
| Parenting Payment simplification and rationalisation package | 4.0 | -1.0 | -1.8 | -2.1 |
| Tightening of the hardship provisions for minimum Family Payment and Maternity Allowance | 0.1 | -3.5 | -3.6 | -3.7 |
| Rental assistance to people living in public housing - Remove double subsidy (a) | -21.1 | -58.0 | -59.7 | -61.2 |
| Funding arrangements under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement | -50.0 | -50.0 | -50.0 | -50.0 |
| Addressing anomalies in entitlements for veterans deployed overseas (a) | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.6 |
| Reform of school age care (a) | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Improve targeting of Children's Services Programme to work related care (a) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Extend the period of the income test for the 'low income' Health Care Card from four to eight weeks (a) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Increased efficiency dividend on Department of Social Security running costs | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -5.9 | -25.4 | -24.8 |
| Total | 89.9 | 272.8 | 314.6 | 676.8 |
| TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
| Funding of Airport Environment Officers and Airport Building Controllers at federal airports subject to sale | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Federal Airports Corporation - Conversion of grant to equity injection for the extension of the runway at Adelaide Airport | -25.0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Funds for Roads of National Importance in WA | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Rephasing of funding for the National Rail Infrastructure Authority | -15.3 | -27.0 | -19.0 | -18.2 |
| Continuation of funding for the National Road Transport Commission | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Realignment of Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme assistance rates | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| Total | -31.3 | -20.4 | -9.8 | -9.6 |
| TREASURY | ||||
| More Time for Business - Government's Small Business Statement (a)(c) | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Savings in Treasury portfolio running costs | -2.7 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -2.8 |
| Additional special revenue assistance to the ACT in the form of transitional allowances for education and health (c) | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Partial deferral of State fiscal contributions from the ACT and Tasmania (c) | 13.5 | -13.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Extension of real per capita guarantee on Financial Assistance Grants to the States and Territories (c) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 202.1 | 207.2 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - Savings in statistical collections | -5.1 | -5.2 | -5.3 | -5.4 |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics - Increased cost recovery on the sale of products and services | -2.0 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| Tax Law Improvement Project - Extension of administrative funding | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through efficiencies in corporate support | -10.0 | -10.2 | -10.3 | -10.5 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through rationalisation of income tax withholding arrangements | 0.0 | -9.1 | -11.4 | -11.6 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through phasing out the Superannuation Holding Accounts Reserve | -10.0 | -4.1 | -5.2 | -5.3 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through phasing out the community education campaign on superannuation | -3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through alternative methods of data capture and other processing efficiencies | -5.0 | -5.1 | -5.2 | -5.3 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Savings through administrative efficiencies and further rationalisation of activities | 0.0 | 0.0 | -9.3 | -9.5 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Opting out of the Superannuation Guarantee system | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Australian Taxation Office - Choice of Superannuation Fund | 2.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Taxation rebate for savings | 1.0 | -1079.0 | -2414.0 | -3980.0 |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - New regulatory arrangements for telecommunications | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - Gas regulation role | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Enhancement of National Competition Council responsibilities | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Efficiencies in Whole of Government Information Technology Infrastructure (a) | 0.0 | -2.2 | -21.5 | -22.2 |
| Total | -0.4 | -1114.7 | -2275.6 | -3839.3 |
| VETERANS' AFFAIRS | ||||
| Maintain the single rate of pension at 25 per cent of male total average weekly earnings (a)(c) | 6.5 | 41.0 | 59.9 | 87.3 |
| Allow maximum lump sum advances to all Department of Veterans' Affairs pensioners | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Introduce a Bonus Plan for persons deferring retirement (a) | 1.4 | -3.9 | -3.9 | -3.5 |
| Reform of the income and assets test treatment of income streams by the Department of Social Security and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (a) | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rental assistance to people living in public housing - Remove double subsidy (a) | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Simplify and amend date of effect rules for income support payments (a) | 3.2 | 5.7 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| Indexation of the lump sum equivalent for the Disability Pension | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Addressing anomalies in entitlements for veterans deployed overseas (a) | 2.5 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
| Extend the five year Refurbishment Programme for the Australian War Graves | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |