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Commonwealth-State Finances Links

Key sites dealing with Commonwealth-State financial relations are:

•  Commonwealth Grants Commission
•  Council of Australian Governments
•  Productivity Commission - Review of Government Service Provision

International Federalism sites include:

•   Forum of Federations
•  Canadian website on Intergovernmental Relations
•  United States site on net fiscal subsidies
•  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Fiscal Relations Paper)

Sites on Specific Purpose Payments include:

•   National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality
•  National Water Initiative
•  National Heritage Trust
•  Home and Community Care
•  Australian Health Care Agreement
•  AusLink - Roads
•  Schools Education

Useful publications include:

•  Intergovernmental Agreement on the Reform of Government-State Relations
•  April 2006 Discussion Paper on Commonwealth- State Relations
•  September 2005 Speech by the Under Treasurer to CEDA
•  Review of Revenue Forecasting
•  Garnaut Fitzgerald Review of Commonwealth-State Funding
•  Discussion Paper on Fiscal Subsidies within the Federation
•  Discussion Paper on Revenue Sharing or Tax Base Sharing
•  Western Australian Strategic Framework for SPPs
•  State and Territory Treasuries Specific Purpose Payments Discussion Paper July 1999