1998/99 NEW SOUTH WALES BUDGET PAPERS

1998/99 Budget Papers are available in Word RTF and Acrobat PDF format. The Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free from Adobe's Web Site.

1. Budget Speech:
   The Treasurer's speech highlighting the Government's Budget strategy and key features of the Budget.

2. Budget Information:
   Includes discussion on Budget trends, in-depth analysis of the economic background to the Budget and a detailed outline of Budget receipts and General Government Sector agencies' total expenses and asset acquisition expenditure. Information is also provided on interstate financial comparisons, on Commonwealth/State financial relations and on the finances of the Public Trading Enterprise Sector and the Total State Sector.

3. Budget Estimates:
   Operating Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Financial Position for each General Government Sector agency. Net cost of services is also shown for Budget-dependent agencies in program format. Information is provided on outputs (goods and services) for the majority of service delivery and regulatory agencies. Outcomes information is also published for a number of those agencies.

4. State Asset Acquisition Program:
   Details of asset acquisitions by General Government Sector agencies and Public Trading Enterprises.

5. Appropriation Bills:
   The Bills presented to Parliament seeking appropriations for the Legislature, certain statutory bodies and all other Budget dependent agencies.

OTHER BUDGET-RELATED DOCUMENTS

• Budget Summary:
  Sets out in simple diagrammatic form the key elements of the Budget.
  
  
• Social Justice Budget Statement:
  Identifies the principal social policy priorities and initiatives for 1998-99 and describes outcomes from 1997-98.
  
  
• Western Sydney Budget Statement:
  Identifies the principal policy priorities and initiatives for Western Sydney for 1998-99.