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

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
