This table shows the expenses of local government according to the purposes served by the expenditure. All expenses from the Operating Statement are included. Housing and community amenities, including sewerage and garbage services, and transport and communication are the main areas of expenses.
LOCAL TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Tasmania
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| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| | | |
Purpose | $m | $m | $m |
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General public services | 56 | 54 | 61 |
Public order and safety | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Health | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Social security and welfare | 11 | 14 | 12 |
Housing and community amenities - water supply | 50 | 52 | 54 |
Housing and community amenities - other | 100 | 96 | 104 |
Recreation and culture | 52 | 55 | 53 |
Transport and communications | 108 | 110 | 106 |
Other economic affairs | 4 | 11 | 5 |
Public debt transactions | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Other | 13 | 12 | 29 |
Total | 424 | 438 | 455 |
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia (Cat. no. 5512.0) and ABS data available on request, Government Finance Statistics Collection. |