This Information Paper details government funding of road related expenditure, by State and Commonwealth governments, as well as motor vehicle revenue for the period 1995 to 1996.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia
  
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The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments in 1996–97 was $6.2 billion. Revenue collected by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments from a selection of motor vehicle taxes and charges in 1996–97 was $13.9 billion.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 1998
  
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The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2001–02 was $7.6 billion. Between 1998–99 and 2001–02 road-related expenditure increased by an average of $99.4 million per year. Over this period Commonwealth and State government road-related expenditure increased while Local government road-related expenditure decreased.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2004 update)
  
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This update covers information for the years 2002–03 for road-related expenditure by level of government and by State and Territory, as well as selected motor vehicle taxes and charges and for 2003–04, the BTRE road construction and maintenance index and Australian Government road expenditure by programme.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2005 update)
  
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This update covers the years 2000–01 to 2003–04 for road-related expenditure by each level of government as well as total expenditure by State and Territory. It also provides an estimate of non-public sector donations of road assets to State and Local Governments. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges have been updated to 2003–04. The BTRE road construction and maintenance index has been updated to 2004–05. Australian Government road expenditure by programme is provided for the year 2004–05 and thus includes figures for Auslink funding. The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2003–04 was $8.8 billion (Table 1). This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000–01 and 2003–04 total road-related expenditure increased by an average of 4 per cent per year. The presentation, in this Information Sheet, of government road-related expenditures together with motor vehicle revenues does not imply that there is, or should be, any direct linkage between revenue and expenditure.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2006 update)
  
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Information paper 27 updates the funding of road-related expenditure to 2004–05 and Australian government road expenditure by program to 2005–06. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges is updated to 2004–05. GST is updated to 2003–04.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2007)
  
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The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, state, territory and local governments in 2006–07 was $12.0 billion. This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000–01 and 2006–07, total road-related expenditure increased by an average of 8.9 per cent per year in nominal terms.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 2008 Update
  
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This information sheet covers road-related expenditure for the years 2000–01 to 2007–08 by level of government, as well as total expenditure by state and territory.

• Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 2009
  
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This information sheet covers road-related expenditure for the years 2000–01 to 2008–09 by level of government, as well as total expenditure by state and territory.

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