Federal Budget 2005-06 analysis: A local government perspective

Victoria

Direct payments to Victorian local government

Table 14.1: FAGs to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2007-08
FAGs 2004-05 $m 2005-06 $m 2006-07 $m 2007-08 $m 2008-09 $m
Total 360.9 381.2 396.1 407.5 422.8
General purpose assistance 263.3 278.1 288.9 297.3 308.4
Untied local road funding 97.6 103.1 107.1 110.2 114.3
Table 14.2: Real growth in FAGs to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2007-08
FAGs 2004-05 % 2005-06 % 2006-07 % 2007-08 % 2008-09 %
Total n/a 1.6 -0.6 0.9 1.7
General purpose assistance n/a 1.6 -0.6 0.9 1.7
Untied local road funding n/a 1.6 -0.6 0.9 1.7
Table 15.1: Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2004-05 $000 2005-06 $000
Total 74387 78515
Disability services 575 593
Children's services 20326 20365
Roads to Recovery 53113 52113
Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund 200 4444
Alexandra Recreation Reserve 15 0
Woodend Bike Trail 158 0
Table 15.2: Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2004-05 $000 2005-06 $000
Total capital 0 0
Disability services 0 0
Children's services 0 0
Table 15.3: Total Specific Purpose Payments to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2004-05 $000 2005-06 $000
Total 74387 78515
Total current 74387 78515
Total capital 0 0
Table 15.4: Real growth in Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payments % change 04-05 and 05-06
Total current 2113.43
Disability services -0.84
Children's services -3.66
Roads to Recovery -3.85
Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund 2036.54
Alexandra Recreation Reserve n/a
Woodend Bike Trail n/a
Table 15.5: Real growth in Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payments % change 04-05 and 05-06
Total capital n/a
Table 15.6: Real growth in total Specific Purpose Payments to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
% change 04-05 and 05-06
1.49

Chart 6: Total Commonwealth payments to Victorian local government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Chart 6: See table following for related data source.

Payments to the Victorian State Government

Table 16.1: Total Specific Purpose Payments to and through the Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2004-05 $m 2005-06 $m
Total 5684.4 6183.2
Specific Purpose Payments to Victoria 4021.4 4417.9
Specific Purpose Payments through Victoria 1663 1765.3
Table 16.2: Real growth in total Specific Purpose Payments to and through the Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2005-06 %
Total 4.59
Specific Purpose Payments to Victoria 5.63
Specific Purpose Payments through Victoria 2.07
Table 17.1: General revenue assistance to the Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
General revenue assistance 2004-05 $m 2005-06 $m
Total 7576 8061.8
Provision of GST revenue 7374.4 7864.5
National Competition Policy payments 201.6 197.3
Table 17.2: Real growth in general revenue assistance to the Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
General revenue assistance 2005-06 %
Total 2.32
Provision of GST revenue 2.54
National Competition Policy payments -5.90
Table 18.1: Total payments to Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Payments 2004-05 $m 2005-06 $m
Total 13260.4 14245
Total Specific Purpose Payments 5684.4 6183.2
Total general revenue assistance 7576 8061.8
Table 18.2: Real growth in total payments to Victorian State Government 2004-05 to 2005-06
Payments 2005-06 %
Total 3.29
Total Specific Purpose Payments 4.59
Total general revenue assistance 2.32
Table 19.1: Major Specific Purpose Payments (current) to Victorian State Government 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2005-06 $m
Non-government schools 1265739
Government schools 426497
Health care grants 2024724
Highly specialised drugs 139173
Aged care assessment 13364
Home and community care 213657
Disability services 135340
Children's services 984
Natural disaster relief 540
Table 19.2: Major Specific Purpose Payments (capital) to Victorian State Government 2005-06
Specific Purpose Payment 2005-06 $m
Non-government schools 49318
Government schools 104882
Housing assistance for indigenous people 3732
Community housing 16313
Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement 180950
Federal Flood Mitigation program 0
AusLink 301636

Chart 7: Total direct payments to the Victorian State Government in 2004-05 and 2005-06
Chart 7: See table following for related data source.

 
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