Strategy and Outlook

2012-13 Budget Paper No. 2, Strategy and Outlook, describes the State’s economic and financial position and performance while also outlining the Government’s fiscal, economic and service reform strategies.

Erratum

The text below replaces the bullet point relating to the Office of Housing published on page 57, Chapter 5 of Budget Paper No. 2 Strategy and Outlook.

• the Office of Housing is budgeting for a deficit from transactions of $25 million in 2012-13, a substantial improvement to the historical deficits recorded. Over the forward estimates the Office of Housing projects an average net deficit from transactions of $11 million. The Government is considering reforms in the provision of public housing to improve service for clients and financial sustainability.

Full document

Budget Paper No.2 Strategy and Outlook (562 KB PDF) | (816 KB DOC)

Chapters

Chapter 1, Economic and fiscal overview (234 KB PDF) | (144 KB DOC)

Chapter 2, Economic context (319 KB PDF) | (185 KB DOC)

Chapter 3, Economic reform (236 KB PDF) | (100 KB DOC)

Chapter 4, Budget position and outlook (426 KB PDF) | (266 KB DOC)

Chapter 5, Position and outlook of the broader public sector (399 KB PDF)| (180 KB DOC)

Appendix A: Sensitivity analysis table (205 KB PDF) | (120 KB DOC)

Style conventions (97 KB PDF) | (47 KB DOC)

Index (149 KB PDF) | (57 KB DOC)