Expenses in Budget 2013
Social security and welfare, health and education costs will make up over two-thirds of core Crown expenses in 2013/14.
| $million | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 0 | 385 | 382 | 393 | 438 | 1,598 |
| Education | 19 | 202 | 231 | 228 | 220 | 901 |
| Social Development | 27 | 95 | 89 | 82 | 76 | 368 |
| Canterbury Earthquake Recovery | 84 | 72 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 211 |
| Internationally-focused growth package | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 423 |
| Emissions Trading Scheme Review | 31 | 83 | 94 | 105 | 104 | 417 |
| Other initiatives | 3 | 134 | 143 | 126 | 118 | 524 |
| New contingencies | 0 | 189 | 152 | 161 | 164 | 667 |
| Total new spending | 164 | 1,265 | 1,234 | 1,219 | 1,227 | 5,109 |
| $million | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings returned to the centre | 52 | 68 | 54 | 44 | 33 | 252 |
| New revenue initiatives | 0 | 3 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 313 |
| Intra-vote reprioritisation | 92 | 118 | 125 | 173 | 133 | 641 |
| Funded from contingencies | 10 | 66 | 87 | 74 | 67 | 303 |
| Total savings and revenue | 154 | 255 | 362 | 398 | 340 | 1,509 |
- New operating spending in Budget 2013
Health, $1.6b
- $1 billion to meet demographic and cost pressures
- $70 million for aged care and dementia
- $48 million for more elective operations
- $36 million for heart disease and diabetes care
- $25 million for preventative screening services
- $92 million to pay family members who care for their disabled adult children
Education, $0.9b
- $215 million for schooling, including nearly $80 million for operations grants
- $173 million for early childhood education
- $92 million for Greater Christchurch Education Recovery and Renewal and 21st Century schools
Social Development, $0.4b
- $189 million over four years for the next phase of welfare reform, including new funding to help people into work
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, $0.2b
Internationally-focused growth package, $0.4b
- $200 million new funding for science and innovation
- $158 million for tourism to attract more visitors to New Zealand
- $40 million for international education
Changes previously announced to the Emissions Trading Scheme, $0.4b
Other initiatives, $0.5b
- $100 million over three years for the Healthy Homes programme
- $130 million for tertiary education
- $47 million to extend reviewable tenancies from 2015/16
- $27 million increased spending on income-related rent subsidies
New contingencies, $0.7b
- Funding set aside for items on which the Government is yet to make final decisions
