National's dollar for dollar commitment - Table
Press Release
Hon Bill English
Treasurer
The table below shows that the dollar for dollar commitment is met without using any of the provision for future initiatives. In practice, a significant share of the provision is likely to go into Health, Education and Social Welfare.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::99/00::::00/01::::01/02::::02/03::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::$m:::::::::$m::::::::::$m::::$m::::
PREFU expenditure figures include:
Health::::::::::::::::::6,816::::7,041::::7,127::::7,211::::
Education:::::::::::6,373::::6,524::::6,634::::6,779::::
Social
welfare::::12,963::::13,043::::13,280::::13,659::::
Total baseline spending - Health, Education & Welfare::::26,152::::26,608::::27,041::::27,649::::(1)
Cumulative Increase over 99/00::::::::456::::889::::1,497::::
Provision for future initiatives::::10::::310::::920::::1,470::::(2)
PREFU
Operating
balance::::14::::796::::1,659::::2,341::::(3)
Notes
(1)
Includes provision for forecast changes in demand as well as
new spending commitments
such as $175m recently
announced for new and enhanced health services from
2000/01.
(2) A significant proportion of this is likely
to be added to social spending baselines in future
Budgets.
(3) This is the operating surplus after taking
account of baselines and the provision for future
initiatives.::::
ENDS