The actual outcome for 1992-93 was better than Budget estimates. On the receipts side, recurrent receipts were $12.4 million or 1.1 per cent above estimate. Capital receipts were $18.8 million (14.7 per cent) above estimate. Tax revenue was $19.7 million (4.5 per cent) above estimate due to higher rates and stamp-duty collection. Other tax measures were also above estimate: gaming, petrol, liquor and tobacco.
Commonwealth general grants were down $6.8 million (1.7 per cent) due to CPI and population recalculations.
Expenditure was $31.3 million (2.4 per cent) below estimate. Most was because of a deferral of expenditure to 1993-94 and 1994-95.
The over-spenders in recurrent spending were: legal services to government 44 per cent; corporate development for the Department of Urban Services 20 per cent; environment and conservation; territory planning 4.6 per cent and health 4.3 per cent. Audit services were the under-spenders 4.9 per cent.
All other agencies were within 5 per cent of Budget in recurrent expenditure.