APPENDIX B: EXPENSES BY FUNCTION AND
SUB-FUNCTION
Table B1 sets out Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function for 2003-04. This table has been prepared in accordance with
the GFS accounting framework.
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Appendix B: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table B1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function
2002-03
Outcome
$m
2003-04
Estimate at
2004-05
Budget
$m
2003-04
Outcome
$m
General public services
Legislative and executive affairs
Financial and fiscal affairs(a)
Foreign affairs and economic aid
General research
General services
Government superannuation benefits
Total general public services
732
3,476
2,334
1,790
566
2,090
10,988
754
3,304
2,238
2,066
606
1,946
10,914
732
3,522
2,162
1,910
453
2,069
10,848
Defence
13,307
13,687
12,937
589
1,378
1,968
586
1,795
2,381
549
1,837
2,386
4,017
1,323
3,869
2,143
6,013
641
0
115
12,109
4,447
1,417
4,450
2,290
6,740
596
1
137
13,338
4,549
1,332
4,452
2,284
6,735
650
0
130
13,398
11,726
1,537
7,240
13,122
1,603
7,535
12,897
1,599
7,512
8,776
5,732
209
667
892
1,559
1,333
64
29,400
9,138
6,931
283
962
1,256
2,218
524
138
32,355
9,110
6,752
255
963
1,149
2,111
506
139
31,771
24,834
5,579
9,551
19,595
27,173
5,745
10,669
24,489
27,164
5,737
10,694
24,600
Public order and safety
Courts and legal services
Other public order and safety
Total public order and safety
Education
Higher education
Vocational and other education
Non-government schools
Government schools
Schools
Student assistance
General administration
School education - specific funding
Total education
Health
Medical services and benefits
Hospital services
Health care agreements
Hospital services and health care
agreements
Pharmaceutical services and benefits
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Health services
Other health services
Other health services
General administration
Health assistance to the aged
Total health
Social security and welfare
Assistance to the aged
Assistance to veterans and dependents
Assistance to people with disabilities
Assistance to families with children
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Appendix B: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table B1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function (continued)
Social security and welfare (continued)
Assistance to the unemployed
Assistance to the sick
Assistance to the unemployed and
the sick
Common youth allowance
Other welfare programmes
Aboriginal advancement nec
General administration
Total social security and welfare
Housing and community amenities
Housing
Urban and regional development
Environment protection
Total housing and community
amenities
2002-03
Outcome
$m
2003-04
Estimate at
2004-05
Budget
$m
2003-04
Outcome
$m
5,565
86
5,428
84
5,443
86
5,651
2,235
309
1,275
2,233
71,263
5,512
2,247
339
1,391
2,384
79,949
5,529
2,248
303
1,429
2,398
80,103
1,381
113
268
1,227
142
284
1,247
138
250
1,763
1,652
1,634
Recreation and culture
Broadcasting
Arts and cultural heritage
Sport and recreation
National estate and parks
Total recreation and culture
1,030
671
151
210
2,062
1,108
713
206
206
2,233
1,097
679
207
185
2,168
Fuel and energy
3,395
3,692
3,494
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Wool industry
Grains industry
Dairy industry
Cattle, sheep and pig industry
Fishing, horticulture and other agriculture
General assistance not allocated to
specific industries
Rural assistance
Natural resources development
General administration
Total agriculture, forestry and fishing
76
115
276
121
178
57
127
267
113
172
57
129
114
130
168
299
224
318
164
1,772
338
513
388
184
2,158
384
452
423
181
2,038
Mining, manufacturing & construction
1,502
1,717
1,589
429
17
412
451
529
450
Transport and communication
Communication
Rail transport
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Appendix B: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table B1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function (continued)
Transport and communication (continued)
Air transport
Road transport
Sea transport
Other transport and communication
Total Transport and communication
Other economic affairs
Tourism and area promotion
Vocational and industry training
Labour market assistance to job
seekers and industry
Industrial relations
Immigration
Total labour and employment affairs
Other economic affairs nec
Total other economic affairs
Other purposes
Interest on Australian Government's behalf
Interest on behalf of States and
Territories
Interest received on Australian Government
stock
Public debt interest
Nominal superannuation interest
General revenue assistance States and Territories
General capital assistance States and Territories
Debt assistance(a)
Local government assistance
Revenue assistance to the States and
Territories
Assistance to other governments
General purpose inter-government
transactions
Natural disaster relief
Contingency reserve(b)
Total other purposes
2002-03
Outcome
$m
2003-04
Estimate at
2004-05
Budget
$m
2003-04
Outcome
$m
153
1,271
203
100
2,174
194
1,372
201
101
2,731
176
1,356
204
101
2,816
156
491
142
582
135
624
1,539
270
705
3,005
642
3,803
1,721
271
743
3,317
782
4,241
1,750
277
753
3,403
748
4,286
4,602
3,995
3,982
27
19
19
0
4,629
5,409
0
4,014
5,155
0
4,001
4,898
1,537
697
647
0
0
1,457
0
37
1,511
0
37
1,511
166
438
156
376
171
409
3,598
95
11
13,743
2,775
144
0
12,088
2,775
62
35
11,771
Total expenses
169,247
183,136
181,238
(a) Debt redemption assistance expenses, paid by the Australian Office of Financial Management to the
states and territories under the Financial Agreement Act 1994, have been reclassified from the financial
and fiscal affairs sub-function (general public services function) to the debt assistance sub-function
(other purposes function).
(b) Asset sale related expenses are now treated as a component of the contingency reserve.
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