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2013‑14

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Budget 2013‑14

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 185KB
Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook 5.45MB
Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures 3.41MB
Budget Paper 3: Australia's Federal Relations 3.98MB
Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing 1.55MB
Additional Budget documents
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Budget at a glance 49KB
Budget overview 5.76MB
Chartpack 6.44MB (Zip)
National Plan for School Improvement 600KB
DisabilityCare Australia 1.08MB
Tax Reform Road Map 2.56MB
Appropriation Bills
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Appropriations
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2013-2014
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2013-2014
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2013-2014
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandums
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2013-2014
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2013-2014
Ministerial Statements
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Regional Australia: Strengthening Communities 1.9MB
Continued Investment to Close the Gap 746KB
Effective Aid: Helping the World's Poor 5.1MB

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 and Defence Housing Australia
    • Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 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
  • Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Transport portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio
  • Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sports portfolio
  • Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio
  • Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio
  • Treasury portfolio
  • Parliamentary Departments
    • House of Representatives
    • Senate
    • Department of Parliamentary Services
    • Parliamentary Budget Office

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.

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

  • Agriculture portfolio
  • Attorney-General's portfolio
  • Communications portfolio
  • Defence Portfolio
    • Defence
    • Veterans' Affairs
  • Education portfolio Employment portfolio
  • Environment portfolio
  • Finance portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  • Health portfolio
  • Human Services portfolio
  • Immigration and Border Protection
  • Industry portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet
  • Social Services portfolio
  • Treasury portfolio

Portfolio Supplementary Additional Estimates Statements

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

The PSAES facilitate understanding of the proposed appropriations in Appropriation Bills (No. 5 and No. 6). In this sense the PSAES is declared by the Appropriation Bills to be a 'relevant document' to the interpretation of the Acts according to section 15AB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Appropriation Bill (No. 5), which follows on from Appropriation Bill (No. 1) tabled at Budget and Appropriation Bill (No. 3) tabled at Additional Estimates provides additional expenditure authority for the ordinary annual services of government.

Appropriation Bill (No. 6), which follows on from Appropriation Bill (No. 2) tabled at Budget and Appropriation Bill (No. 4) tabled at Additional Estimates provides additional expenditure authority for capital works and services, payments to or for the States, Territories and local government authorities, and new administered outcomes not authorised by specific legislation.

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

  • Agriculture portfolio
  • Attorney-General's portfolio
  • Defence portfolio
  • Environment portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  • Health portfolio
  • Immigration and Border Protection
  • Industry portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Transport portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio
  • Social Services portfolio

Economic Statement

The Economic Statement provides an update of the economic forecasts and key fiscal aggregates. This document was released in August 2013.

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Economic Statement 2013‑14 832KB

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 2013‑14 1.39MB

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 2013‑14 1.91MB