Research Guides: Commonwealth Government publications: Budget papers

About budget papers

Budget papers include:

the Treasurer’s budget speech
various budget papers setting out information on the Australian economy and aspects of government expenditure and revenue raising
appropriation bills showing proposed expenditures

Online

Print

Budget paper (1974-75 to current)
There will also be a set in the Parliamentary papers. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
Budget paper (1962-63 to 1973-74)
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes
Budget speech (1965-66)
Budget speech only.
The budget 1929/1930-1935/1936, 1937/1938-1942/1943, 1952/1953-1961/1962
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers sets. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
1943-44 to 1951-52
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.
The budget (1937-38 to 1942-43)
Offsite.
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
1936-37
Not held as separate set. Are included in the Parliamentary papers set. From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.
The budget (1929-30 to 1935-36)
There will also be sets in the Parliamentary papers sets. Refer to Parliamentary papers index to determine Parliamentary paper number.
An act to grant and apply out of the consolidated revenue fund a sum for the service of the year ending the thirtieth day of June… (1924-25 to 1929-30)
The equivalent of the present day Appropriation Act no. 1 listing the proposed expenditure for each government department.
1901 to 1928-29
Budget papers not held as separate set. They are included in the Parliamentary papers set. From 1917-18-19 to the early 1980s the budget papers are in the volumes in the Parliamentary papers set labelled Finance or Finance & General. For specific volumes refer to Parliamentary papers indexes.

Portfolio budget statements

Portfolio budget statements (current)

Issued at the same time as the budget papers are the portfolio budget statements, one for each government department.

These give details of predicted expenditures for each government department and the associated instrumentalities and are useful for working out where the money is really going.

Online

Portfolio budget statements (2007-08 onwards)
Individual Department websites may also include archives of portfolio budget statements. Check the departmental site map for links to Budget.
Print
2010 onwards in onsite storage
Catalogue listing of "portfolio budget statements"
This search brings up all printed statements held at the Library. Add more terms to narrow your search. For instance adding "veterans affairs" to the search will restrict results to that portfolio.

Mid-year economic and fiscal outlook

The purpose of the MYEFO report is to provide updated information to allow the assessment of the Government's fiscal performance against the fiscal strategy set out in the current budget papers. These reports have been done since 1997-98. The current report is available online from the budget website. For previous reports see the archival budget website.