APPENDIX A: EXPENSES BY FUNCTION AND
SUB-FUNCTION
Table A1 sets out Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function for 2007-08.
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Appendix A: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table A1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function
2006-07
Outcome
$m
2007-08
Estimate at
2008-09
Budget
$m
General public services
Legislative and executive affairs
Financial and fiscal affairs
Foreign affairs and economic aid
General research
General services
Government superannuation benefits
Total general public services
870
4,832
3,331
2,476
667
2,679
14,855
987
5,849
3,791
2,522
706
2,777
16,631
961
6,102
3,881
2,146
925
2,600
16,615
Defence(a)
16,729
17,366
17,670
841
2,477
3,318
919
2,869
3,788
950
2,556
3,506
Education
Higher education
Vocational and other education
Non-government schools
Government schools
Schools
Student assistance
General administration
School education - specific funding
Total education
6,022
1,562
5,677
3,071
8,748
456
0
125
16,913
6,333
1,640
6,392
3,126
9,518
486
22
620
18,620
6,850
1,554
6,085
3,078
9,163
472
5
389
18,433
Health
Medical services and benefits
Hospital services(b)
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
17,213
10,416
7,634
397
1,320
2,302
3,622
576
89
39,948
18,948
11,745
8,698
520
1,626
1,961
3,587
855
102
44,455
19,089
11,760
8,593
500
1,598
1,278
2,876
764
816
44,397
Social security and welfare
Assistance to the aged
Assistance to veterans and dependants
Assistance to people with disabilities
Assistance to families with children
32,437
6,244
12,826
27,810
35,667
6,422
14,354
28,245
35,454
6,395
14,368
28,528
Public order and safety
Courts and legal services
Other public order and safety
Total public order and safety
82
2007-08
Outcome
$m
Appendix A: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table A1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function (continued)
2006-07
Outcome
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 programs
Aboriginal advancement nec
General administration
Total social security and welfare
2007-08
Outcome
$m
2007-08
Estimate at
2008-09
Budget
$m
4,713
85
4,273
85
4,288
83
4,799
2,074
2,201
1,312
2,380
92,083
4,358
2,101
2,024
1,775
2,285
97,230
4,371
2,026
2,464
1,418
2,818
97,842
$m
Housing and community amenities
Housing
Urban and regional development
Environment protection
Total housing and community
amenities
1,679
151
1,079
1,695
205
1,184
1,646
164
1,100
2,909
3,083
2,910
Recreation and culture
Broadcasting
Arts and cultural heritage
Sport and recreation
National estate and parks
Total recreation and culture
1,226
829
273
232
2,561
1,332
938
388
167
2,826
1,320
1,267
450
171
3,207
Fuel and energy
4,635
5,103
5,361
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
58
110
81
168
483
53
113
59
165
347
57
110
69
165
353
137
856
405
532
2,831
483
1,511
823
532
4,085
456
1,343
766
516
3,834
Mining, manufacturing and construction
1,920
1,846
1,410
Transport and communication
Communication
Rail transport
Air transport
Road transport
Sea transport
Other transport and communication
Total transport and communication
546
51
143
2,173
226
157
3,296
567
180
161
3,079
318
181
4,486
534
186
141
2,853
239
177
4,129
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Appendix A: Expenses by Function and Sub-function
Table A1: Australian Government general government sector expenses by
function and sub-function (continued)
2006-07
Outcome
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
Local government assistance
Revenue assistance to the States and
Territories
Assistance to other governments
General purpose inter-government
transactions
Natural disaster relief
Contingency reserve(c)
Total other purposes
2007-08
Outcome
$m
2007-08
Estimate at
2008-09
Budget
$m
196
704
193
1,146
207
999
1,930
303
1,105
4,041
934
5,171
2,093
594
1,126
4,958
1,315
6,467
1,896
508
1,102
4,506
1,213
5,926
3,592
3,538
3,544
0
0
0
0
3,592
5,487
0
3,538
6,210
0
3,544
6,011
39,560
42,753
42,453
0
0
1,704
0
0
1,795
0
0
1,798
170
699
174
771
174
852
42,133
115
589
51,915
45,493
99
-776
54,564
45,277
28
8
54,868
$m
Total expenses
259,084
280,551
280,109
(a) Purchases of specialist military equipment are now treated as net capital investment rather than as
expenses.
(b) This sub-function now includes health care agreements, due to the new framework for federal financial
relations.
(c) Asset sale related expenses are treated as a component of the Contingency Reserve.
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