5506.0 - Taxation Revenue, Australia, 2016-17 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 26/04/2018   
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TAXATION REVENUE AS A PROPORTION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)


Total taxation revenue as a proportion of GDP decreased from 28.0% in 2015-16 to 27.8% in 2016-17. As a percentage of GDP, taxation revenue for the Commonwealth Government was 22.2%, state government 4.7% and local government 1.0%. Details of the calculation are in paragraph 13 of the Explanatory Notes section.

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Source(s): Taxation Revenue, Australia