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At a Glance
Year ended 30 June Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Actual 2010 Actual 2011 Actual 2012 Forecast
30 June 2012
$million Budget 11 Budget 12
Core Crown tax revenue 56,747 54,681 50,744 51,557 55,081 55,222 54,741
Core Crown expenses 56,997 64,002 64,013 70,450 69,076 73,027 69,633
Operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL) 5,637 (3,893) (6,315) (18,396) (9,240) (9,741) (8,441)
Operating balance 2,384 (10,505) (4,509) (13,360) (14,897) (7,293) (10,642)
Residual cash 2,057 (8,639) (9,000) (13,343) (10,644) (13,482) (12,119)
Gross debt 31,390 43,356 53,591 72,420 79,635 77,764 80,142
Net debt 10,258 17,119 26,738 40,128 50,671 54,872 51,921
Net worth attributable to the Crown 105,132 99,068 94,586 80,579 59,348 77,870 69,995

Headlines:

  • Tax revenue was $3.5 billion higher than last year as the economy grew by 3.5% from 2011 (page 11).
  • Core Crown expenses were $1.4 billion lower than last year and $0.6 billion under forecast (page 15).
  • The OBEGAL deficit halved from last year's $18.4 billion deficit to $9.2 billion (page 18).
  • KiwiRail announced a restructure of its business, resulting in a reduction in its rail-related asset values (page 9).
  • Long-term liabilities for ACC and GSF increased $7.1 billion primarily due to the impact of reductions in interest rates on the discount rate (page 26).
  • Strong investment returns from last year were not repeated as global equity markets were more subdued (page 19).
  • Borrowings increased as expected. The total debt programme was $8.6 billion this year (page 20).
  • Total net worth attributable to the Crown fell $21.2 billion to $59.3 billion (page 23).
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