CGC methodology reviews
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- Phone: +61 7 3234 1800
- info@treasury.qld.gov.au
Every five years, the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) is required to review its methodology used to determine each State's share of the GST revenue. The latest review was completed in February 2004.
The CGC's 2004 review outcomes, as accepted by the Commonwealth Treasurer at the 26 March 2004 meeting of the Ministerial Council for Commonwealth-State Financial Relations, will apply to the 2004-05 financial year. The CGC recommended the following underlying changes in the share of GST revenue received by each State and Territory:
| NSW $m |
Vic
$m |
Qld $m |
WA $m |
SA $m |
Tas $m |
ACT $m |
NT $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -317.0 | -51.2 | 262.7 | 230.9 | -26.3 | -37.9 | -13.4 | -47.7 |
Queensland Treasury assisted the CGC in its deliberations through:
- preparation of submissions covering a number of assessment categories;
- attending high level and/or staff level conferences with the CGC and representatives from other States;
- workplace discussions, to demonstrate to the CGC the costs involved in delivering services to a widely dispersed population;
- participation in working groups with the CGC and representatives from other States in order to work through difficult issues in the assessment methodology; and
- collection of data to assist the CGC in its assessments.
Following the $262.7M funding increase as a result of the 2004 Review, Queensland expects to receive $416.7M more than a population share of GST revenue in 2004-05. This overall result also reflects Queensland’s lower capacity to raise State taxes such as stamp duty on property transfers and payroll tax, particularly compared with New South Wales.
Commonwealth Grants Commission's (CGC) 2004 Review Report
Last reviewed 24 June 2009
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