Queensland
Direct payments to Queensland local government
Table 20.1: FAGs to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2007-08
| FAGs |
2004-05 $m |
2005-06 $m |
2006-07 $m |
2007-08 $m |
2008-09 $m |
| Total |
294 |
312.6 |
324.8 |
334.2 |
346.7 |
| General purpose assistance |
205.3 |
218.9 |
227.4 |
234.0 |
242.8 |
| Untied local road funding |
88.7 |
93.7 |
97.3 |
100.2 |
103.9 |
Table 20.2: Real growth in FAGs to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2007-08
| FAGs |
2004-05 % |
2005-06 % |
2006-07 % |
2007-08 % |
2008-09 % |
| Total |
n/a |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
| General purpose assistance |
n/a |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
| Untied local road funding |
n/a |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
Table 21.1: Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2004-05 $000 |
2005-06 $000 |
| Total |
59842 |
64115 |
| Disability services |
656 |
673 |
| Children's services |
6803 |
6815 |
| Roads to Recovery |
52183 |
52183 |
| Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund |
200 |
4444 |
| Weipa Structural Adjustment Package |
0 |
2200 |
Table 21.2: Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2004-05 $000 |
2005-06 $000 |
| Total capital |
0 |
1450 |
| Disability services |
0 |
0 |
| Children's services |
0 |
0 |
| Bert Hinkler Hall of Aviation |
0 |
1450 |
Table 21.3: Total Specific Purpose Payments to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2004-05 $000 |
2005-06 $000 |
| Total |
59842 |
65565 |
| Total current |
59842 |
64115 |
| Total capital |
0 |
1450 |
Table 21.4: Real growth in Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payments |
% change 04-05 and 05-06 |
| Total current |
3.02 |
| Disability services |
-1.35 |
| Children's services |
-3.68 |
| Roads to Recovery |
-3.85 |
| Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund |
2036.54 |
| Weipa Structural Adjustment Package |
n/a |
Table 21.5: Real growth in Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payments |
% change 04-05 and 05-06 |
| Total capital |
n/a |
Table 21.6: Real growth in total Specific Purpose Payments to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| % change 04-05 and 05-06 |
| 5.35 |
Chart 8: Total Commonwealth payments to Queensland local government 2004-05 to 2005-06

Payments to the Queensland State Government
Table 22.1: Total Specific Purpose Payments to and through the Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2004-05 $m |
2005-06 $m |
| Total |
4603.1 |
4835 |
| Specific Purpose Payments to Queensland |
3371.1 |
3509.2 |
| Specific Purpose Payments through Queensland |
1232 |
1325.8 |
Table 22.2: Real growth in total Specific Purpose Payments to and through the Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2005-06 % |
| Total |
1.00 |
| Specific Purpose Payments to Queensland |
0.09 |
| Specific Purpose Payments through Queensland |
3.47 |
Table 23.1: General revenue assistance to the Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| General revenue assistance |
2004-05 $m |
2005-06 $m |
| Total |
7517.5 |
7877.4 |
| Provision of GST revenue |
7374.2 |
77211111.1 |
| National Competition Policy payments |
143.3 |
156.3 |
Table 23.2: Real growth in general revenue assistance to the Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| General revenue assistance |
2005-06 % |
| Total |
0.76 |
| Provision of GST revenue |
0.68 |
| National Competition Policy payments |
4.88 |
Table 24.1: Total payments to Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Payments |
2004-05 $m |
2005-06 $m |
| Total |
12120.6 |
12712.4 |
| Total Specific Purpose Payments |
4603.1 |
4835 |
| Total general revenue assistance |
7517.5 |
7877.4 |
Table 24.2: Real growth in total payments to Queensland State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
| Payments |
2005-06 % |
| Total |
0.85 |
| Total Specific Purpose Payments |
1.00 |
| Total general revenue assistance |
0.76 |
Table 25.1: Major Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Queensland State Government 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2005-06 $m |
| Non-government schools |
940445 |
| Government schools |
362113 |
| Health care grants |
1622077 |
| Highly specialised drugs |
91331 |
| Aged care assessment |
8503 |
| Home and community care |
178603 |
| Disability services |
116385 |
| Children's services |
493 |
| Natural disaster relief |
33000 |
Table 25.2: Major Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Queensland State Government 2005-06
| Specific Purpose Payment |
2005-06 $m |
| Non-government schools |
32688 |
| Government schools |
87185 |
| Housing assistance for indigenous people |
25875 |
| Community housing |
12176 |
| Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement |
135078 |
| Federal Flood Mitigation program |
0 |
| AusLink |
257160 |
Chart 9: Total direct payments to the Queensland State Government in 2004-05 and 2005-06
