GST Receipts — methodology

What this metric measures

Goods and services tax collected by the Australian Government in each financial year, before distribution to the states and territories. Outcomes only; budget estimates are not shown.

Why it matters: The GST is Australia's main consumption tax and the biggest single revenue source for state hospitals and schools.

Source & provenance

Publisher

Treasury Budget Paper No. 1 (chart data) - Australian Government cash receipts, goods and services tax, outcomes only

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Context-dependent

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

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