Access keys | Skip to primary navigation | Skip to secondary navigation | Skip to content | Skip to footer |

Problems viewing this site

• Our services
  • Asset management
  • Commonwealth-State relations
  • Economic
  • Financial
  • Governance
  • Regulatory reform
  • Reporting
  • Risk management
• For clients
  • Business and industry
  • Commonwealth Government
  • Community
  • Local Government
  • State Government agencies
  • Students and researchers
• Branches
  • Business branches
  • Economic and Inter-Governmental Relations
  • Economic Policy
  • Financial Management
  • Fiscal and Taxation Policy
  • Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency
  • Strategic Asset Management
• Knowledge centre
  • All resources
  • Corporate
  • Financial
  • Economic
  • Governance
  • Legislation
  • FAQs
• About Treasury Office
  • Organisational structure
• State Budget
  • State Budget 2009-10
  • Previous State Budgets
  • State Budget process

Financial management framework

• Overview of the framework
• 1. Set high-level Government objectives and priorities
  • 1.1 Identify desired community outcomes
  • 1.2 Set fiscal objectives
  • 1.3 Set priorities and strategic objectives
  • 1.4 Produce specific purpose plans
• 2. Set agency service delivery objectives and strategies
  • 2.1a Undertake strategic planning
  • 2.1b Develop MPS Output Statements
  • 2.2 Undertake agency operational planning
  • 2.3 Undertake asset strategic planning
  • 2.4 Undertake ICT resources strategic planning
  • 2.5 Undertake other agency planning
• 3. Allocate resources to meet Government service demands and achieve desired outcomes
  • 3.1 Develop and approve global fiscal strategy based on whole-of-Government fiscal position
  • 3.2 Develop and approve annual Budget priorities
  • 3.3 Develop Budget process
  • 3.4 Regularly update CBRC on whole-of-Government fiscal position based on Forward Estimates
  • 3.5 Brief CBRC on agency Budget submissions
  • 3.6 Make resource allocation decisions and advise outcomes
  • 3.7 Update whole-of-Government Forward Estimates
  • 3.8 Prepare and finalise annual State Budget papers
  • 3.9 Endorse budget
  • 3.10 Table Budget papers in Parliament
  • 3.11 Conduct Estimates Committee Hearings
  • 3.12 Consider the Appropriation Bills
• 4. Allocate resources to meet agency service demands and achieve desired outcomes
  • 4.1 Prepare and develop agency budget priorities
  • 4.2 Submit budget submissions
  • 4.3 Portfolio Ministers advocate budget requests with CBRC
  • 4.4 Update Forward Estimates
  • 4.5 Prepare and finalise Budget and other documentation
  • 4.6 Manage interim supply period
  • 4.7 Address Estimates Committee questions on notice
  • 4.8 Prepare for and attend Estimates Committee hearings
  • 4.9 Undertake agencies' internal budget allocation processes
• 5. Manage resources to achieve Government outcomes
  • 5.1 Discuss with agencies emerging issues and identify risks and consider monitoring requirements
  • 5.2 Monitor issues and identify risks
  • 5.3 Brief CBRC on emergent and variations to resourcing requirements
  • 5.4 Make decisions on emergent and variations to resourcing requirements
  • 5.5 Revise whole-of-Government budget position and Forward Estimates
  • 5.6 Undertake end-of-year process
  • 5.7 Report actual results
• 6. Manage resources to deliver agency services
  • 6.1 Manage and monitor performance, monitor issues and identify risks and opportunities
  • 6.2 Realign agency resources to meet emergency resourcing
  • 6.3 Identify emergent and variations to resourcing requirements resulting from risks and opportunities
  • 6.4 Update Operational plans
  • 6.5 Undertake initial end-of-year process
  • 6.6 Report on final/actual results
  • 6.7 Provide information to Treasury
• Case studies
• Resources

4.4 Update agency Forward Estimates (agencies)

Forward Estimates represent the projected annual position for each year of a five year planning horizon (i.e. current year, next budget year, plus three out years). Forward estimates are produced on a departmental basis.

Periodically throughout the year, agencies will update the Forward Estimates for their agency to reflect movement in the parameters on which Forward Estimates are based (for example, changes in the Consumer Price Index) or policy changes that have been endorsed by the Cabinet Budget Review Committee (CBRC). This information is then used to provide a whole-of-Government Forward Estimates position to CBRC.

Governance

Forward Estimates are maintained within the Tridata system developed and managed by Queensland Treasury.

Agencies provide updated Forward Estimates information through Tridata to Queensland Treasury. Queensland Treasury uses this information to prepare reports for CBRC.

Timing

Major Forward Estimate updates generally occur in October, February and April (Pre Budget).

Further information

Treasury issues Financial Circulars to inform agencies of the timing and processes for Forward Estimates updates.

Last reviewed 23 July 2009

Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Access Keys | Other languages

© The State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury) 2009.

Queensland Government