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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 2 Funding pressures ............................................................................................................................... 3 New measures .................................................................................................................................... 4 Chamber departments................................................................................................................... 4 Department of Parliamentary Services ......................................................................................... 5 Parliamentary Budget Office ......................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Part 1—Preliminary............................................................................................................................. 5 Part 2—Appropriated items ............................................................................................................... 5 Part

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Constitutional aspects ........................................................................................................................ 3 Sections 81 and 83 of the Australian Constitution ........................................................................ 3 Appropriation Acts ......................................................................................................................... 3 The ‘ordinary’ versus other annual services of government ......................................................... 4 Other annual services ............................................................................................................... 5 Appropriations through

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Constitutional aspects ........................................................................................................................ 3 Sections 81 and 83 of the Australian Constitution ........................................................................ 3 Appropriation Acts ......................................................................................................................... 3 The ‘ordinary’ versus other annual services of government ......................................................... 4 Other annual services ............................................................................................................... 5 Appropriations through

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Low-income thresholds and phase-in limits .................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ..................................................................................................................... 3 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 4 BILLS DIGEST NO. 133, 2011-12 21 May 2012 Tax Laws

May 3, 2012 Fuel tax credits: are they a subsidy to fuel use? Image source: Victoria DPI Recently there has been debate over the nature of the rebate of the excise paid on fuels, paid under the fuel tax credits scheme. This FlagPost clarifies the purpose of the rebate. The

May 2, 2012 Paying for aged care - should the family home be counted? Image source: National Museum of Australia The Government’s Living Longer. Living Better package represents a new way of paying for aged care in Australia. From 1 July 2014, means tested co-payments, annual and lifetime limits for

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Human rights implications ....................................................................................................................... 5 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Board of Taxation review of the legal framework for the administration of the GST ........................ 5 Government response to the Board of Taxation