Appendix A: policy decisions taken since the 2008‑09 Budget
Revenue Measures
Table A1: Revenue measures since the 2008‑09 Budget(a)
|
2007‑08 $m |
2008‑09 $m |
2009‑10 $m |
2010‑11 $m |
2011‑12 $m |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S | |||||
| Australian Customs Service | |||||
| Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement | - | -1.9 | -4.0 | -4.3 | -4.5 |
| Portfolio total | - | -1.9 | -4.0 | -4.3 | -4.5 |
| FINANCE AND DEREGULATION | |||||
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | |||||
| National intergovernmental telepresence system(b) | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Portfolio total | - | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| HEALTH AND AGEING | |||||
| Department of Health and Ageing | |||||
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — extension to the listing of Humira® (adalimumab)(b) | - | nfp | nfp | nfp | nfp |
| Portfolio total | - | - | - | - | - |
| IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP | |||||
| Department of Immigration and Citizenship | |||||
| Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme — establishment(b) | - | .. | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Work and Holiday visa — expansion(b) | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Portfolio total | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| TREASURY | |||||
| Australian Office of Financial Management | |||||
| Purchase of residential mortgage-backed securities(c) | - | * | * | * | * |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission | |||||
| Council of Australian Governments — implementing a national approach to the regulation of consumer credit(b) | - | * | * | * | * |
| Australian Taxation Office | |||||
| Capital gains tax | |||||
| — amend the application date of the earlier measure relating to employee share schemes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| — demutualisation of friendly societies | - | * | * | * | * |
| — increase access to the small business concessions | * | * | * | * | * |
| — removal of trust cloning exception | - | * | * | * | * |
| — variations to the demutualisation of health insurer amendments | - | - | -2.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Drought assistance — Exceptional Circumstances assistance for primary producers and small business — definition of income(b) | - | - | * | * | * |
| Family Law amendments — State references of power on de facto property and spouse maintenance(b) | - | -2.5 | -5.0 | -5.0 | -5.0 |
| Interest withholding tax — extending eligibility for exemption to state government bonds | - | -7.0 | -17.0 | -19.0 | -21.0 |
| Iraq — contribution to international stabilisation activities(b) | - | -10.8 | - | - | - |
| Luxury car tax | |||||
| — fuel efficient car limit | - | -8.5 | -9.2 | -10.1 | -11.0 |
| — other amendments | - | * | * | * | * |
| — refunds for primary producers and eligible tourist operators | - | * | * | * | * |
| Means testing of government support — expanded definitions of income to include reportable fringe benefits | - | - | - | -3.5 | -3.5 |
| Personal income tax — increasing the Medicare levy surcharge thresholds | - | - | 90.0 | 110.0 | 100.0 |
| Philanthropy | |||||
| — changes to prescribed private funds | - | -6.7 | -73.2 | -25.1 | -26.1 |
| — updating the list of deductible gift recipients | - | - | -1.5 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| Superannuation — variations to the temporary residents' superannuation measure | - | -64.0 | -67.0 | -76.0 | -46.0 |
| Timor-Leste — reduced Australian Defence Force presence(b) | - | 0.8 | 0.1 | - | - |
| Department of the Treasury | |||||
| Guarantee of deposits of authorised deposit-taking institutions | - | * | * | * | * |
| Guarantee of wholesale funding of authorised deposit-taking institutions | - | * | * | * | * |
| Portfolio total | - | -98.7 | -84.8 | -31.3 | -15.3 |
| Decisions taken but not yet announced | - | - | - | 10.8 | 17.6 |
| Total impact of revenue measures(d) | - | -99.8 | -87.0 | -22.9 | -0.1 |
* The nature of the measure is such that a reliable estimate cannot be provided.
.. Not zero, but rounded to zero.
- Nil.
nfp not for publication.
- A minus sign before an estimate indicates a reduction in revenue, no sign before an estimate indicates a gain in revenue.
- Details of these measures can be found in Appendix A under Expenses Measures.
- Details of these measures can be found in Appendix A under Capital Measures.
- Measures may not add due to rounding.
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