Specific Purpose Payments (SPPs)

Tables 37 and 38 provide information on Australian Government SPPs to and through the States, and direct to local government, respectively.

Table 37 presents SPPs on a functional basis, and includes SPPs for current and capital purposes. Payments are aggregated according to like purposes and are further divided into those paid to the States and those paid through the States to be passed on to local government and other bodies. Payments through the States are indicated in the table with an asterisk and separate totals for payments to the States and payments through the States are presented in the summary at the end of the table.

Australian Government advances (loans) to the States, including new advances, interest on advances and repayments by the States are also detailed in Table 37. The majority of these advances were funded from borrowing made on behalf of the States under previous Australian Loan Council arrangements.

Table 38 presents information on Australian Government SPPs paid direct to local government authorities for both current and capital purposes.

Tables 37 and 38 provide information prepared on an accrual basis.

Table 37: Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Table 37: Estimated Specific Purpose Payments to and through the States, repayments of advances, advances and
interest payments, 2005-06 ($'000)(continued)

Items so marked are classified as payments through the States.

1. The arrangements for the allocation of funds to the States each year were previously set out and reported under the Vocational Education and Training Funding Act. This Act has since been repealed and funding and reporting arrangements are now set out in the Skilling Australia's Workforce Act 2005 and subsequent agreements with the States.

Table 38: Specific Purpose Payments direct to local government authorities, 2005-06 ($'000)

1. The Children Services payment to local governments includes both current and capital expenses. Prior to 2005-06 capital expenses were identified separately as a capital grant.