Portfolio Budget Statements 2013-14



Budget Related Paper No. 1.18

President of the Senate
Australian Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Mr President

Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Budget Statements in support of the 2013‑14 Budget for the Treasury portfolio.

These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement on the outcomes for the portfolio.

I present these statements to provide accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the public.

Yours sincerely

SIGNED

WAYNE SWAN

Abbreviations and conventions

The following notation may be used:

-

nil

..

not zero, but rounded to zero

*

unquantifiable

na

not applicable (unless otherwise specified)

nfp

not for publication

$m

$ million

$b

$ billion

Figures in tables and in the text may be rounded. Figures in text are generally rounded to one decimal place, whereas figures in tables are generally rounded to the nearest thousand. Discrepancies in tables between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.

Enquiries

Should you have any enquiries regarding this publication please contact Mr Tony Murcutt in the Department of the Treasury on 02 6263 2111.

A copy of this document can be located on the Australian Government Budget website at: http://www.budget.gov.au.