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Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Page: 135


Mr Murphy asked the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, in writing, on 13 June 2007:

For the financial year (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05 and (d) 2005-06, what proportion of consolidated revenue was collected from (i) the Commonwealth fuel excise on petrol and (ii) GST applied to petrol.


Mr Dutton (Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(a)   to (c) (i) Data on the Commonwealth fuel excise on petrol is not readily available. (ii) Data on GST applied to petrol is not readily available.

(d) (i)   Collections from the Commonwealth fuel excise on petrol in 2005-06 was $7,224 million. The total tax receipts or consolidated revenue in 2005-06 was $221,834 million. The data was sourced from page 7 of Final Budget Outcome 2005-06. In 2005-06, 3.26 per cent of consolidated revenue was collected from the Commonwealth fuel excise on petrol.

(ii)   Data on GST applied to petrol is not readily available.