Budget Paper No. 6

2011-12 NSW Long-Term Fiscal Pressures Report

Full Report  

Executive Summary

Chapter 1:  Background to the Report  

1.1  Fiscal Sustainability
1.2  The Fiscal Responsibility Act
1.3  The 2006-07 Report

Chapter 2:  Demographic Trends and Outlook   

2.1   Introduction
2.2   Historical Demographic Trends
2.3   Population Projections
2.4   Ageing of the Population

Chapter 3:  The Economy   

3.1   Introduction
3.2   Labour Force Participation
3.3   Productivity
3.4   Other Modelling Assumptions
3.5   Economic Trends and Outlook

Chapter 4:  Revenue  

4.1   Introduction
4.2   State Taxation
4.3   Federal Funding
4.4   Other Revenue
4.5   Revenue Trends and Outlook

Chapter 5:  Expenditure  

5.1   Introduction
5.2   Expenses
5.3   Capital Expenditure
5.4   Conclusion

Chapter 6:  The Fiscal Gap  

6.1   Introduction
6.2   The Fiscal Gap
6.3   The Impact of Ageing
6.4   The Impact on Fiscal Sustainability
6.5   Policy Implications

Appendices:  

A.  Age-Cost Indices

B.  Age-Cost Indices - Data Sources

C.  2011-12 Long-Term Fiscal Pressures Report: Projections Summary

D.   2006-07 Long-Term Fiscal Pressures Report: Projections Summary

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