This table shows the expenses of the general government sector according to the purposes served by the expenditure. All expenses from the Operating Statement are included. Education and health continue to be the major areas of expenditure, while interest expenses (public debt transactions) are falling.
STATE GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES BY PURPOSE, Tasmania
|
| | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| | | | |
Purpose | $m | $m | $m |
|
General public services | 122 | 119 | 148 |
Public order and safety | 191 | 198 | 217 |
| | | | |
Education | | | |
| Primary and secondary education | 482 | 569 | 581 |
| Technical and further education | 82 | 83 | 85 |
| Other education | 59 | 24 | 24 |
| Total | 622 | 675 | 690 |
| | | | |
Health | 471 | 521 | 552 |
Social security and welfare | 143 | 143 | 162 |
Housing and community amenities | 94 | 83 | 135 |
Recreation and culture | 101 | 92 | 108 |
Fuel and energy | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 87 | 82 | 50 |
Mining, manufacturing and construction | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Transport and communications | 126 | 166 | 161 |
Other economic affairs | 89 | 117 | 125 |
Nominal interest on superannuation | 69 | 68 | 67 |
Public debt transactions | 189 | 157 | 124 |
Other | 35 | 36 | 26 |
Total | 2,351 | 2,470 | 2,578 |
Source: Government Finance Statistics, Australia (Cat. no. 5512.0) and ABS data available on request, Government Finance Statistics Collection. |