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2016‑17

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Budget 2016‑17

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 199KB
Budget Paper 1: Budget Strategy and Outlook 4.32MB
Budget Paper 2: Budget Measures 1.83MB
Budget Paper 3: Australia's Federal Relations 3.70MB
Budget Paper 4: Agency Resourcing 4.46MB
Additional Budget documents
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Budget overview 2.41MB
Jobs and growth 2.35MB
Tax and super 4.59MB
Balancing the budget 921KB
Factsheets: Jobs & growth
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Backing our FinTech industry 310KB
Defence Investment 240KB
Supporting Small Business 921KB
Youth Employment Package 266KB
Factsheets: Tax reforms
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A tax plan for small business 282KB
Ensuring businesses pay the right amount of tax 263KB
Tax Avoidance Taskforce 274KB
Less red tape for business 218KB
Making it easier to invest in Australia 229KB
Improved integrity for the consolidation regime 223KB
Making a start on personal income tax relief 229KB
Improving tax system governance 211KB
Promoting health by reducing smoking 294KB
Improving the integrity of the wine equalisation tax rebate and growing exports 266KB
Helping our craft spirit distillers export to markets around the world 412KB
Relieving the burden of tax on hard working Australians 231KB
Cracking down on tax avoidance 255KB
Factsheets: Superannuation reforms
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Super Fact Sheets (Consolidated download) 1.10MB
A superannuation system that is sustainable, flexible and has integrity 755KB
Introducing a $1.6 million transfer balance cap 272KB
Reforming the taxation of concessional contributions 240KB
Annual non‑concessional contributions cap 267KB
Changes to defined benefit schemes 242KB
Supporting Australians to save for their retirement by introducing the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset 228KB
Improving access to concessional contributions 229KB
Allowing catch‑up concessional contributions 249KB
Extending the spouse tax offset 238KB
Enhancing choice in retirement income products 236KB
Improve integrity of transition to retirement income streams 259KB
Improving governance and transparency 240KB
Impacts on key groups 222KB
Appropriation Bills
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Appropriations
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017
Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2016-2017
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2016-2017
Explanatory Memorandums
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017
Explanatory Memorandum - Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017
Supply Bills
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Supply Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017
Supply Bill (No. 2) 2016-2017
Supply (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2016-2017

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 & Water Resources Portfolio
  • Attorney-General’s Portfolio
  • Communications and the Arts Portfolio
  • Defence Portfolio
    • Defence
    • Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Education and Training Portfolio
  • Employment Portfolio
  • Environment Portfolio
  • Finance Portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio
  • Health Portfolio
  • Immigration and Border Protection Portfolio
  • Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Regional Development Portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
  • Social Services Portfolio
  • Social Services
  • Department of Human Services
  • Treasury Portfolio
  • Parliamentary Departments
    • Department of the House of Representatives
    • Department of the Senate
    • Department of the 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 & Water Resources Portfolio
  • Attorney-General’s Portfolio
  • Communications and the Arts Portfolio
  • Defence Portfolio
    • Defence
  • Education and Training Portfolio
  • Employment Portfolio
  • Environment Portfolio
  • Finance Portfolio
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio
  • Health Portfolio
  • Immigration and Border Protection Portfolio
  • Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio
  • Infrastructure and Regional Development Portfolio
  • Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
  • Social Services Portfolio
  • Social Services
    • Department of Human Services
  • Treasury Portfolio

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 2016‑17 2.6MB
Chart data 850KB(Zip)

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 2016‑17 781KB