Financial Statements
| Note |
2012 Actual $m |
2013 Previous Budget $m |
2013 Forecast $m |
2014 Forecast $m |
2015 Forecast $m |
2016 Forecast $m |
2017 Forecast $m |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue |
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| Taxation revenue | 1 | 54,665 | 57,663 | 57,839 | 61,773 | 65,394 | 68,903 | 71,982 |
| Other sovereign revenue | 1 | 5,130 | 5,446 | 5,126 | 5,296 | 5,435 | 5,379 | 5,531 |
| Revenue contingency for ACC levy reductions | - | - | - | - | (300) | (1,000) | (1,000) | |
| Total revenue levied through the Crown's sovereign power | 59,795 | 63,109 | 62,965 | 67,069 | 70,529 | 73,282 | 76,513 | |
| Sales of goods and services | 16,785 | 16,337 | 16,809 | 17,080 | 17,963 | 18,586 | 19,085 | |
| Interest revenue and dividends | 2 | 2,763 | 3,376 | 3,051 | 3,588 | 4,031 | 4,330 | 5,064 |
| Other revenue | 4,140 | 3,481 | 3,638 | 3,867 | 3,683 | 3,766 | 3,832 | |
| Total revenue earned through the Crown's operations | 23,688 | 23,194 | 23,498 | 24,535 | 25,677 | 26,682 | 27,981 | |
| Total revenue (excluding gains) | 83,483 | 86,303 | 86,463 | 91,604 | 96,206 | 99,964 | 104,494 | |
Expenses |
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| Transfer payments and subsidies | 3 | 22,354 | 23,218 | 22,918 | 23,485 | 24,010 | 24,685 | 25,408 |
| Personnel expenses | 4 | 19,475 | 19,676 | 20,156 | 20,172 | 20,406 | 20,719 | 20,894 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 5 | 6,350 | 4,687 | 4,858 | 4,640 | 4,792 | 4,871 | 4,952 |
| Other operating expenses | 5 | 35,678 | 38,929 | 37,628 | 37,608 | 37,005 | 37,329 | 37,438 |
| Interest expenses | 6 | 4,290 | 4,663 | 4,301 | 4,516 | 4,934 | 5,031 | 5,595 |
| Insurance expenses | 7 | 4,576 | 3,289 | 3,165 | 3,215 | 3,710 | 4,215 | 4,141 |
| Forecast new operating spending | 8 | - | 348 | 42 | 461 | 1,324 | 2,347 | 3,408 |
| Top-down expense adjustment | 8 | - | (700) | (330) | (600) | (250) | (300) | (300) |
| Total expenses (excluding losses) | 92,723 | 94,110 | 92,738 | 93,497 | 95,931 | 98,897 | 101,536 | |
| Forgone profits from Government share offers | - | (90) | (10) | (140) | (200) | (270) | (340) | |
| Operating balance before gains/(losses) | (9,240) | (7,897) | (6,285) | (2,033) | 75 | 797 | 2,618 | |
| Net gains/(losses) on financial instruments | 9 | 692 | 1,735 | 5,859 | 1,748 | 1,869 | 1,988 | 2,126 |
| Net gains/(losses) on non-financial instruments | 10 | (6,526) | 201 | 2,088 | 443 | 558 | 488 | 457 |
| Total gains/(losses) | (5,834) | 1,936 | 7,947 | 2,191 | 2,427 | 2,476 | 2,583 | |
| Net surplus from associates and joint ventures | 233 | 262 | 256 | 200 | 213 | 213 | 212 | |
| Attributable to minority interest | (56) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Operating balance | 11 | (14,897) | (5,699) | 1,918 | 358 | 2,715 | 3,486 | 5,413 |
The accompanying notes and accounting policies are an integral part of these Statements.
| Total Crown expenses |
2012 Actual $m |
2013 Previous Budget $m |
2013 Forecast $m |
2014 Forecast $m |
2015 Forecast $m |
2016 Forecast $m |
2017 Forecast $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By functional classification |
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| Social security and welfare | 25,457 | 26,912 | 26,439 | 27,510 | 28,293 | 29,281 | 29,801 |
| GSF pension expenses | 197 | 340 | 287 | 283 | 315 | 357 | 390 |
| Health | 13,650 | 14,013 | 13,895 | 14,351 | 14,237 | 14,210 | 14,075 |
| Education | 12,407 | 13,164 | 13,119 | 13,186 | 13,266 | 13,380 | 13,455 |
| Core government services | 5,305 | 6,459 | 5,537 | 4,588 | 4,216 | 4,219 | 4,142 |
| Law and order | 3,592 | 3,779 | 3,732 | 3,804 | 3,703 | 3,769 | 3,754 |
| Defence | 1,693 | 1,973 | 1,780 | 1,893 | 1,859 | 1,912 | 1,817 |
| Transport and communications | 10,259 | 8,801 | 8,805 | 8,596 | 8,930 | 9,121 | 9,485 |
| Economic and industrial services | 10,018 | 7,900 | 8,634 | 8,058 | 8,585 | 8,808 | 9,157 |
| Primary services | 1,588 | 1,830 | 1,732 | 1,962 | 1,897 | 1,873 | 1,847 |
| Heritage, culture and recreation1 | 2,446 | 2,309 | 2,514 | 2,572 | 2,611 | 2,670 | 2,738 |
| Housing and community development | 627 | 1,115 | 1,098 | 1,116 | 1,130 | 1,098 | 1,061 |
| Environmental protection1 | 769 | 713 | 496 | 473 | 404 | 417 | 407 |
| Other | 425 | 491 | 657 | 728 | 477 | 704 | 704 |
| Finance costs | 4,290 | 4,663 | 4,301 | 4,516 | 4,934 | 5,031 | 5,595 |
| Forecast new operating spending | - | 348 | 42 | 461 | 1,324 | 2,347 | 3,408 |
| Top-down expense adjustment | - | (700) | (330) | (600) | (250) | (300) | (300) |
| Total Crown expenses excluding losses | 92,723 | 94,110 | 92,738 | 93,497 | 95,931 | 98,897 | 101,536 |
Below is an analysis of core Crown expenses by functional classification. Core Crown expenses include expenses incurred by Ministers, Departments, Offices of Parliament, the NZS Fund and the Reserve Bank, but not Crown entities and SOEs.
| Core Crown expenses |
2012 Actual $m |
2013 Previous Budget $m |
2013 Forecast $m |
2014 Forecast $m |
2015 Forecast $m |
2016 Forecast $m |
2017 Forecast $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By functional classification |
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| Social security and welfare | 22,028 | 23,239 | 22,893 | 23,595 | 24,110 | 24,534 | 25,246 |
| GSF pension expenses | 192 | 329 | 278 | 274 | 306 | 347 | 380 |
| Health | 14,160 | 14,745 | 14,526 | 14,950 | 14,880 | 14,910 | 14,888 |
| Education | 11,654 | 12,387 | 12,355 | 12,389 | 12,462 | 12,556 | 12,610 |
| Core government services | 5,428 | 6,537 | 5,572 | 4,637 | 4,277 | 4,278 | 4,203 |
| Law and order | 3,403 | 3,558 | 3,511 | 3,561 | 3,450 | 3,508 | 3,481 |
| Defence | 1,736 | 2,016 | 1,822 | 1,933 | 1,900 | 1,952 | 1,857 |
| Transport and communications | 2,232 | 2,174 | 2,352 | 2,162 | 2,219 | 2,147 | 2,218 |
| Economic and industrial services | 2,073 | 2,134 | 2,052 | 2,152 | 2,093 | 2,112 | 2,125 |
| Primary services | 648 | 832 | 684 | 818 | 725 | 698 | 669 |
| Heritage, culture and recreation1 | 863 | 835 | 842 | 854 | 808 | 801 | 799 |
| Housing and community development | (46) | 328 | 317 | 335 | 320 | 261 | 200 |
| Environmental protection1 | 769 | 713 | 519 | 496 | 428 | 440 | 430 |
| Other | 425 | 491 | 657 | 728 | 477 | 704 | 704 |
| Finance costs | 3,511 | 3,766 | 3,557 | 3,622 | 3,928 | 3,883 | 4,273 |
| Forecast new operating spending | - | 348 | 42 | 461 | 1,324 | 2,347 | 3,408 |
| Top-down expense adjustment | - | (700) | (330) | (600) | (250) | (300) | (300) |
| Total core Crown expenses excluding losses | 69,076 | 73,732 | 71,649 | 72,367 | 73,457 | 75,178 | 77,191 |
- Previously environmental protection expenses were included within the heritage, culture and recreation classification. These expenses have been reclassified to the new environmental protection functional classification.
The accompanying notes and accounting policies are an integral part of these Statements.

