Budget 2004‑05

Historical Budget documents are available for reference purposes. Please note that due to the age of these documents they may not meet current web publishing requirements and may not be compatible with some software.

Budget documents
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Budget Speech	156KB
Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook	1.92MB
Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures	1.73MB
Budget Paper 3: Federal Financial Relations	744KB
Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing	2.07MB

Appropriation Bills
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Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No.1) 2004-05	72KB
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No.2) 2004-05	69KB
Appropriation Bill (No.1) 2004-05	1MB
Appropriation Bill (No.2) 2004-05	577KB
Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2004-05	276KB
Appropriation Bill (No.4) 2004-05	152KB
Appropriation Bill (No.5) 2004-05	136KB
Appropriation Bill (No.6) 2004-05	93KB
Statement of Savings 2004-05	390KB
Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Bill 2004-2005	104KB
Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and Australia-Indonesia Partnership) Bill 2004-2005	74KB

Ministerial Statements
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Rural and Regional Australia — Sustaining the Nation	465KB
Environment and Heritage A Sustainability Strategy for the Australian Continent	521KB
Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia's International Development Cooperation 2004–05	883KB
Transport and Regional Services Regional Partnerships for Growth and Security 2004–05	504KB
Office of the Status of Women What the Australian Government is doing for Women	N/A

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements

The purpose of the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament and the public of the proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes by agencies within the relevant portfolio.

While the PAES include an Agency Resource Statement to inform Parliament of the revised estimate of the total resources available to an agency, the focus of the PAES is on explaining the changes in resourcing since the Budget. As such, the PAES provides information on new measures and their impact on the financial and non-financial planned performance of agencies.

The PAES facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bills (No. 3 and No. 4). In this sense the PAES are declared by the Additional Estimates Appropriation Bills to be a 'relevant document' to the interpretation of the Bills according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Whereas the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is a mid-year budget report which provides updated information to allow the assessment of the Government's fiscal performance against its fiscal strategy, the PAES update the most recent budget appropriations for agencies within the relevant portfolio.

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Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2004‑05: Treasury Portfolio	2.4MB

The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Aditional Estimate Statements on their websites at the time of release.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Attorney-General (including Supplementary Statements)
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Defence
Education, Science and Training
Environment and Heritage
Employment and Workplace Relations
Finance and Administration
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Human Services (including Supplementary Statements)
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Transport and Regional Services
Veterans' Affairs

Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook

The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) updates the economic and fiscal outlook from the previous budget. Clause 14 of the Charter of Budget Honesty requires the release of a MYEFO each year by the end of January, or six months after the last budget, whichever is later.

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Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2004‑05	534KB

Final Budget Outcome

The Final Budget Outcome (FBO) encompasses Australian Government general government sector fiscal outcomes for the financial year and is based on external reporting standards. The Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 requires that a Final Budget Outcome be released no later than three months after the end of the relevant financial year.

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Final Budget Outcome - Complete Document	794KB