Guide to the 2002-03 Budget Papers

Statement 1: Fiscal Strategy and Budget Priorities

Statement 2: Fiscal Outlook

Statement 3: Economic Outlook

Statement 4: Australia's Terms of Trade - Stronger and Less Volatile

Statement 5: Revenue

Statement 6: Expenses and Net Capital Investment

Statement 7: Budget Funding

Statement 8: Trends in Public Sector Finances

Statement 9: Risks to the Budget

Statement 10: External Reporting Standards and Budget Concepts

Statement 11: Government finance statistics statements

Statement 12: Australian Accounting Standard No. 31 Financial Statements

Statement 13: Historical Commonwealth data

Index

Budget Paper No. 2 - Budget Measures

Foreword

Part I: Revenue measures

Part II: Expense measures

Part III: Capital measures

Index

Budget Paper No. 3 - Federal Financial Relations

Foreword

Chapter 1: Overview and Recent Developments

Chapter 2: GST Revenue Provision and Commonwealth Payments of General Revenue Assistance to the States and Territories

Chapter 3: Specific Purpose Payments, and Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government

Chapter 4: Fiscal Developments in the States and Territories and Loan Council Arrangements

Appendix A: GST Revenue

Appendix B: Commonwealth Specific Purpose Payments to Other Levels of Government, Repayments of Advances, Advances and Interest Payments
(Note: The Appendix B RTF file does not include the Specific Purpose Payments tables)

Appendix C: Parameter Estimates and Further Information

Index

Budget Paper No. 4 - Agency Resourcing

Index to Agencies

Introduction

Annual Appropriations

Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2002-03

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2002-03

Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2002-03

Agency Resoucing 2002-03

Budget Paper No. 5 - Intergenerational Report

Foreword

Overview

Part I: Maintaining sustainable government finances

Part II: Australia's long-term demographic and economic prospects

Part III: Projections for spending and revenue

Part IV: Overall results

Appendix A: Demographic spending projections

Appendix B: Labour force projections and
sensitivity analysis assumptions

Appendix C: Modelling approaches
used to project spending

Appendix D: Key drivers of taxation revenue growth

References

Index

Ministerial Statements

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Growing Stronger - Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia's Overseas Aid Program 2002-03

Environment and Heritage
Towards a Sustainable Australia: Commonwealth Environment Expenditure 2002-03

Transport and Regional Services
Regional Australia: A Partnership for Stronger Regions 2002-03

The Treasury
Putting Australia's Interest First - Honouring Our Commitments

Office of the Status of Women
Women's Budget Statement 2002-03

Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous Affairs 2002-03

Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements

Portfolio Budget Statements

1.1 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1.2 Attorney-General's

1.3 Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

1.4 Defence portfolio

1.4 A Department of Defence

1.4 B Department of Veteran's Affairs

1.4 C Defence Housing Authority

1.5 Education, Science and Training

1.6 Employment and Workplace Relations

1.7 Environment and Heritage

1.8 Family and Community Services

1.9 Finance and Administration

1.10 Foreign Affairs and Trade

1.11 Health and Ageing

1.12 Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs

1.13 Industry, Tourism and Resources

1.14 Prime Minister and Cabinet

1.15 Transport and Regional Services

1.16 Treasury

1.17 Parliamentary Departments

1.17 A House of Representatives

1.17 B Senate

1.17 C Parliamentary Reporting Staff

1.17 D Parliamentary Library

1.17 E Joint House