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(1) With reference to the answer to Question on Notice Number A4(b) from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts inquiry into Annual and Financial Reports 2014-15 provided by the Treasurer on 30 November 2015, what was the revenue or expenditure achieved in regard to (a) payroll tax, (b) land tax, (c) First Home Owners Grant, (d) conveyance duty (including concession schemes), (e) red light, (f) speed cameras and (g) parking fines for the years (i) 2012-2013, (ii) 2013-2014, (iii) 2014-2015 and (iv) the 2015-2016 Budget.

(2) What was the cost (including compliance costs) for ongoing management of each of these to achieve the amounts received or expended in part (1) in terms of (a) FTE, (b) contractors or contract staff, (c) staffing expenses and (d) other operating expenses and overheads.

Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The revenue generated in relation to the items listed in the question is set out in Table 1 below:

Table 1:

Revenue Generated

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

$million

(a) Payroll Tax Revenue

319.922

331.165

358.861

423.273 1

(b) Land Tax Revenue

70.781

79.427

96.178

94.069 1

(c) First Home Owners Grant

20.601

14.462

17.293

10.257 1

(d) Conveyance Revenue (excluding revenue foregone in relation to the Home Buyer Concession Scheme, Pensioner Duty Concession Scheme, and the Over 60s Home Bonus Scheme)

230.559

228.707

215.723

232.056 1

(e) Red Light and Fixed Speed Cameras

9.715

10.328

10.397

5.836 2

(f) Mobile Speed Cameras

2.293

2.310

2.448

2.013 2

(g) Parking Fines

9.861

9.623

11.428

5.962 2

Notes:

Table may not add due to rounding.

1: As at 2015-16 Budget Review.

2: As at December 2015.

(2) The costs in relation to the items listed in the question is set out in Table 2 below:

Table 2:

Costs

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

$million

(a) – (d) Payroll Tax Revenue, Land Tax Revenue, First Home Owners Grant and Conveyance Revenue 3

8.832

9.840

10.683

5.431 2

(e) – (f) Red Light, Fixed Speed and Mobile Speed Cameras 4

1.586 5

1.622 5

1.933 5

1.112 2,5

(g) Parking Fines

3.983 5

4.003 5

4.471 5

2.965 2,5

Notes

Table may not add due to rounding.

2: As at December 2015.

3: Revenue Office expenses are treated as a single entity from an accounting perspective.

4: Traffic Camera Office expenses are treated as a single entity from an accounting perspective.

5: Excludes depreciation, administration, management and executive support.


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