CASH OPERATING RESULTS
In 2008-09 the general government sector and total public sector, for all levels of government, recorded cash operating deficits of $32,490 million and $50,958 million respectively.
The following table presents the 2008-09 cash operating surplus/deficit results by sector for each jurisdiction.
Cash Operating Results - 2008-09 |
|
 | | | General Government | Non-financial Public Sector | Total Public Sector(a) |
| | | 2008-09 | 2008-09 | 2008-09 |
| | | $m | $m | $m |
|
| SURPLUS (+)/DEFICIT(-) | | | |
| Commonwealth government | -23 454 | -24 422 | -23 504 |
| State and Local Government | | | |
| | New South Wales | -1 689 | -5 667 | -5 257 |
| | Victoria | -966 | -4 451 | -4 389 |
| | Queensland | -3 446 | -9 848 | -11 681 |
| | South Australia | -699 | -1 300 | -1 306 |
| | Western Australia | -198 | -2 476 | -2 266 |
| | Tasmania | 88 | -301 | -307 |
| | Northern Territory | 148 | 24 | 85 |
| | Australian Capital Territory | 186 | 32 | 32 |
| | Total | -6 585 | -23 997 | -25 100 |
| Multi-jurisdictional(b) | -2 046 | -1 849 | -1 849 |
| Total | -32 490 | -50 772 | -50 958 |
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| (a) The Total Public Sector comprises General Government, Public Non-Financial Corporations and Public Financial Corporations. The sum of individual levels of government or sectors may not agree with the Total Public Sector figures due to transfers between levels of government. |
| (b) The multi-jurisdictional sector contains units where jurisdiction is shared between two or more governments, or classification of a unit to a jurisdiction is otherwise unclear. The main types of units currently falling into this category are the public universities. |
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