AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT BUDGET

Australia reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 4.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1979 until 2011, Australia Government Budget averaged -0.8 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of 2.0 Percent of GDP in June of 2000 and a record low of -4.3 Percent of GDP in June of 2010. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Government Budget.

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Government Budget
A government budget is a legal document that is often passed by the legislature, and approved by the chief executive-or president. For example, only certain types of revenue may be imposed and collected. Property tax is frequently the basis for municipal and county revenues, while sales tax and/or income tax are the basis for state revenues, and income tax and corporate tax are the basis for national revenues. The two basic elements of any budget are the revenues and expenses. In the case of the government, revenues are derived primarily from taxes. Government expenses include spending on current goods and services, which economists call government consumption; government investment expenditures such as infrastructure investment or research expenditure; and transfer payments like unemployment or retirement benefits. Budgets have an economic, political and technical basis. Unlike a pure economic budget, they are not entirely designed to allocate scarce resources for the best economic use. They also have a political basis wherein different interests push and pull in an attempt to obtain benefits and avoid burdens. The technical element is the forecast of the likely levels of revenues and expenses.

AUSTRALIA NEWS

Australia's Unemployment Down to 4.9% in April
Published: 5/10/2012 11:58:25 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
Australia's unemployment rate decreased 0.2 pts to 4.9%. The male unemployment rate decreased 0.2 pts to 4.8% and the female unemployment rate decreased 0.2 pts to 5.1%.

Australia Reports Trade Deficit for Third Month
Published: 5/8/2012 11:31:23 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,587m in March 2012, a rise of $833m on the deficit in February 2012.

Australia Cuts Rates to 3.75%
Published: 5/1/2012 11:30:40 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, RBA
At its meeting on May 1st, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent, effective 2 May 2012. This decision is based on information received over the past few months that suggests that economic conditions have been somewhat weaker than expected, while inflation has moderated.

Australian Annual Inflation Down to 1.6% in Q1
Published: 4/24/2012 11:49:36 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
The CPI rose 1.6% through the year to the March quarter 2012, compared with a rise of 3.1% through the year to the December quarter 2011.

Australia's Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.2% in March
Published: 4/12/2012 11:31:07 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
Employment increased 44,000 (0.4%) to 11,491,200. Full-time employment increased 15,800 (0.2%) to 8,080,400 and part-time employment increased 28,200 (0.8%) to 3,410,900.

Australia Reports Trade Deficit in February
Published: 4/4/2012 11:03:26 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $480m in February 2012, a fall of $491m on the deficit in January 2012.

Reserve Bank of Australia Leaves Interest Rates Steady
Published: 4/3/2012 1:34:36 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, RBA
The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia has left interest rates unchanged at 4.25 per cent at its monthly meeting.

Australia Reports Trade Deficit in January
Published: 3/9/2012 11:40:09 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
In seasonally adjusted terms, Australia reported a trade deficit of $673m in January 2012, a turnaround of $1,998m on the surplus in December 2011.

Australia's Unemployment Rate Up to 5.2% in February
Published: 3/8/2012 12:29:16 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.2 per cent in February.

Australia's GDP Growth Slows in Q4
Published: 3/7/2012 11:15:41 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, ABS
In seasonally adjusted terms, GDP increased 0.4% in the December quarter; through the year GDP growth was 2.3%.

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