Budget 2008‑09
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.
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Budget Speech | 143KB |
| Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook | 1.9MB |
| Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures | 1.8MB |
| Budget Paper 3: Federal Financial Relations | 730KB |
| Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing | 564KB |
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Budget at a glance | 33KB |
| Budget overview | 706KB |
| Working Families Support Package | 1.4MB |
| Budget overview chartpack (XLS) | 6.2MB (Zip) |
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Australia's International Development Assistance Program 2008-09 | 454KB |
| Climate Change, The Economy, The Environment | 318KB |
| Education Revolution 2008-09 | 685KB |
| Strengthening Rural and Regional Australia | 297KB |
| Closing the Gap Between Indigenous and Non‑Indigenous Australians | 775KB |
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 portfolio
- Attorney-General's portfolio
- Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio
- Defence Portfolio
- Department of Defence
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Defence Housing Australia
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
- Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio
- Finance and Deregulation portfolio
- Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
- Health and Ageing portfolio
- Human Services portfolio
- Immigration and Citizenship portfolio
- Infrastructure. Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio
- Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of Climate Change
- Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio
- Treasury portfolio
- Parliamentary Departments
- House of Representatives
- Senate
- Department of Parliamentary Services
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Treasury Portfolio Budget Statements | 1.2MB |
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.
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2008‑09: Treasury Portfolio | 704KB |
The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Aditional Estimate Statements on their websites at the time of release.
- Attorney-General's
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
- Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio
- Defence Portfolio
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
- Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio
- Finance and Deregulation portfolio
- Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
- Health and Ageing portfolio
- Human Services portfolio
- Immigration and Citizenship portfolio
- Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio
- Treasury portfolio
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.
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Veterans' Affairs
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements 2008‑09: Treasury Portfolio | 173KB |
Portfolio Supplementary Estimates Statements - Appropriation Bills
The following Economics Security Strategy Bills have been introduced into Parliament:
- Appropriation (Economics Security Strategy) Bill No. 1 2008-09 (including Explanatory Memoranda)
- Appropriation (Economics Security Strategy) Bill No. 2 2008-09 (including Explanatory Memoranda)
Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements
The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements on their websites at the time of release.
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
- Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio
- Infrastructure. Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio
- Treasury portfolio
The following Australian Government Agencies' held their Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements No.2 on their websites at the time of release.
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
- Defence portfolio (Department of Veteran's Affairs)
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio
- Environment, Water Heritage and the Arts portfolio
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio
- Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
- Infrastructure. Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio
- Treasury portfolio
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements 2008‑09: Treasury Portfolio | 221KB |
| Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements No. 2 2008‑09: Treasury Portfolio | 147KB |
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.
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2008‑09 | 1.5MB |
Updated Economic and Fiscal Outlook
Given the sharp deterioration in economic conditions and the imperative to develop the Nation Building and Jobs Plan to support the economy, the Government has released the February 2009 Updated Economic and Fiscal Outlook (UEFO) to set out its revised fiscal strategy and an update of its economic forecasts and key fiscal aggregates.
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Updated Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2008‑09 | 1.2MB |
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.
| Document | PDF Download |
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| Final Budget Outcome 2008‑09 | 562KB |