PORTFOLIO
BUDGET STATEMENTS
2006-07

TREASURY PORTFOLIO

BUDGET INITIATIVES AND EXPLANATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS SPECIFIED BY OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS BY AGENCY

BUDGET RELATED PAPER NO. 1.16

© Commonwealth of Australia 2006

ISBN 1 741 77497 7

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Treasurer

PARLIAMENT HOUSE

CANBERRA 2600

President of the Senate
Australian Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Budget Statements in support of the 2006-07 Budget for the Treasury Portfolio.

These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement of the outcomes for the portfolio.

I present these statements by virtue of my responsibility for accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the public.

Yours sincerely

Peter Costello