Northern Territory budget papers 2003 - 2004
2003/04 Budget paper
Northern Territory. Department of Treasury
Northern Territory budget papers; E-Journals; PublicationNT
2003-05-29
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Northern Territory Budget paper No. 01 2003-04 Speech and Appropriation Bill -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 02 2003-04 Fiscal and Economic Outlook -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 03 2003-04 The Budget -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 04 2002-03 Capital Works Program -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 05 2002-03 Budget Overview -- Budget paper No. 06 2002-03 NT Economy -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 07 2002-03 Regional Highlights -- Northern Territory Budget paper No. 08 2002-03 Building Territory Business
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Appropriations and expenditures; Periodicals; Budget; Finance, Public
Northern Territory Government
Darwin
2003/04
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591859 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 01 2003-04 The Speech and Appropriation Bill]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591861 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 02 2003-04 Fiscal and Economic Outlook]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591863 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 03 2003-04 The Budget]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591865 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 04 2003-04 Capital Works Program]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591867 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 05 2003-04 Budget Overview]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591869 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 06 2003-04 NT Economy]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591871 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 07 2003-04 Regional Highlights]; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591873 [LANT: E-Journals: Northern Territory Budget paper No. 08 2003-04 Building Territory Business]
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591861
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591865; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591867; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591869; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591871; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591873; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591859; https://hdl.handle.net/10070/591863
Commonwealth Grants ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 63 Isolation and dispersion remain key service delivery barriers for the Territory. Another issue for the Territory, which has been the focus of recent discussion with the Commission, is the under-enumeration of the Territorys remote Indigenous population. The Territory believes that the use of service population estimates would be a more appropriate measure than Census based resident population estimates used at present. Service population estimates more accurately reflect the way in which services are provided to the Territorys remote Indigenous people. The Commission will release its preliminary calculations in July 2003. A series of conferences following the release of the preliminary calculations and a final submission from the States will bring the formal consultation phase of the Review to a close. The Commission is required to complete its report by 25 February 2004. NATIONAL COMPETITION PAYMENTS Competition payments were introduced in 1997, in accordance with the National Competition Policy (NCP) agreements between the Commonwealth and States signed in 1995. Under these agreements, States are required to review legislation that restricts competition, ensure competitive neutrality in the operations of government businesses and undertake specific reforms in relation to electricity, gas, water and road transport. The payments are conditional on meeting reform benchmarks, as assessed by the National Competition Council. Competition payments are effectively the mechanism through which the Commonwealth shares the fiscal benefits of the NCP reforms implemented jointly by both levels of government. In the negotiations leading up to the signing of the agreements, it was generally recognised that the costs of the reform program in lost revenues and managing the adjustment process would largely be borne by the States. On the other hand, the Commonwealth through its broad tax base captures most of the fiscal benefits. All States have expressed concern over recent indications from the Commonwealth, including in the latest Commonwealth Budget, that the continuation of competition payments in the medium term might be linked to the satisfaction of additional conditions. Competition payments are distributed among the States on an equal per capita basis. The Territory will receive an estimated $7.5 million in competition payments in 2002-03, and $7.7 million in 2003-04. SPECIFIC PURPOSE PAYMENTS SPPs are based on individual agreements between the Commonwealth and State Governments, and include a range of terms and conditions, including the availability and use of funding. SPPs typically have the following characteristics: funding is provided for a defined purpose; a requirement to match Commonwealth contributions and / or maintain existing funding commitments; specifications on the way the program is to be delivered; and a requirement for States to report on performance and financial details. For the Commonwealth, SPPs serve a number of useful functions, including: the pursuit of Commonwealth policy influence in areas of State responsibility; the achievement of nationally consistent policy in areas of interest; and to pay States to delivery services in areas of Commonwealth responsibility.