Budget 2007‑08

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	96KB	N/A
Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook	1.5MB	N/A
Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures	1.4MB	N/A
Budget Paper 3: Federal Financial Relations	733KB	N/A
Budget Paper 3: Federal Financial Relations - SPP tables (XLS)	872KB	505KB
Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing	1.1MB	N/A

Additional Budget documents
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Budget at a glance	68KB
Budget overview	475KB
Realising our potential	107KB
Budget overview chartpack (XLS)	4.7MB (Zip)

Appropriation Bills
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Appropriation Bills (No. 1) and (No. 2)
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2007-08	48KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-08	300KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-08	200KB	N/A
Appropriation Bills (No. 3) and (No. 4)
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2007-08	200KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2007-08	100KB	N/A
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bills (No. 1) and (No. 2)
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-08	300KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-08	200KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Attorney-General's)	N/A	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Defence)	777KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Education, Science and Training)	N/A	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Employment and Workplace Relations)	N/A	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs)	N/A	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Health and Ageing)	225KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Human Services)	130KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (Prime Minister and Cabinet)	N/A	N/A
Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance Bills (No. 1) and (No. 2)		N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2007-08	47KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2007-08	53KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Portfolio)	N/A	205KB
Appropriation Bills (No. 5) and (No. 6)
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-08	86KB	N/A
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-08	73KB	N/A
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements No. 2	196KB	N/A

Ministerial Statements
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Foreign Affairs and Trade (AusAID) Australia’s Overseas Aid Program 2007–08	515KB
Transport and Regional Services Building a Stronger Future for Regional Australia	523KB

Portfolio Budget Statements

The purpose of the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) is to inform Senators and Members of Parliament of the proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes by agencies within the relevant portfolio. Agencies receive resources from the annual appropriations acts, special appropriations (including standing appropriations and special accounts), and revenue from other sources.

A key role of the PBS is to facilitate the understanding of proposed annual appropriations in Appropriation Bills No. 1 and No. 2. In this sense the PBS are Budget related papers and are declared by the Appropriation Bills to be 'relevant documents' to the interpretation of the Acts according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

The PBS provides information, explanation and justification to enable Parliament to understand the purpose of each outcome proposed in the Bills.

As required under section 12 of the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998, non-general government sector entities are not consolidated into the Commonwealth general government sector fiscal estimates and accordingly, these entities are not reported in the PBS.

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

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Attorney-General's
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Defence
- Department of Defence
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Defence Housing Authority
Education, Science and Training
Employment and Workplace Relations
Environment and Water Resources
Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Finance and Administration
- Department of Finance and Administration, Australian Electoral Commission, Commonwealth Grants Commission, Commonwealth Superannuation Administration, CSS Board and PSS Board
Human Services
- Department of Human Services, Centrelink, Medicare Australia
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health and Ageing
Immigration and Citizenship
Industry, Tourism and Resources
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Transport and Regional Services
Treasury
Parliamentary Departments
- House of Representatives
- Senate
- Department of Parliamentary Services

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Treasury Portfolio Budget Statements	1.3MB

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 2007‑08: Treasury Portfolio	1.0MB

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
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Climate Change
Defence
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Finance and Deregulation
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Health and Ageing
Human Services
Immigration and Citizenship
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Prime Minister and Cabinet
Resources, Energy and Tourism
Treasury
Veterans' Affairs

Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements

The purpose of the Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements (PSES) is to inform senators and members of parliament and the public of the proposed allocation of supplementary appropriations to Government outcomes by agencies within the relevant portfolio.

The PSES are declared by the relevant supplementary Appropriations Bills to be a ‘relevant document’ to the interpretation of the Bill according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

The PSES are focused on explaining the supplementary estimates appropriations.

Timing: If applicable, after Budget and prior to the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

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

Attorney-General's
Defence
Education, Science and Training
Employment and Workplace Relations
Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Health and Ageing
Human Services
Prime Minister and Cabinet

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 2007‑08	1.3MB

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 2007‑08	792KB