In July 2013 Justin recently a Federal Budget update to the Tamworth branch of the Association of Independent Retirees. The presentation sought to clarify some of the major announcements which arose from the budget.

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Budget Update
A Presentation to the
Association of Independent Retirees, Tamworth
21st May 2013
Justin Baiocchi, Chartered Financial Analyst
Director: Baiocchi Griffin Private Wealth AFSL .424658

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This presentation and the associated discussion is
general in nature and does not take your individual
situation into account. You should not act on
anything contained herein, or discussed as a
consequence of the contents of this document, without
receiving personal financial advice from a suitably
qualified person such as a financial advisor.
General Advice Warning

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What will be covered
A general overview of the Budget
and
A look at the impact on retirees, people nearing
retirement and our local region
Please feel free to ask questions during the
presentation

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
Not your typical election year budget…
No usual freebies, handouts and bribes ahead of the election…but why?

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
No money for bribes and handouts…tax revenue for 2013/14 will be $16.6 billion
less than expected. Govt. had forecast tax revenue to increase by 10.8%, instead it
was 5.3%. Bad luck or bad forecasting?

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
Instead of the usual pre-election budget, what Swan delivered was…
Big Spending - $398.3 billion in government spending
and “savings”
Big Taxes - $25.5 billion in increased revenue through tax hikes,
reduced concessions, higher excise etc.
$3 tax increase for every $1 in spending cuts.

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
Where the money goes (billion)
Social security & welfare $138.1
Other purposes $73.6
All other functions $47.1
Health $64.6
Education $29.7
General public services $23.0
Defence $22.0

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
Could be viewed as a ‘legacy budget’ – NDIS and Gonski

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
A look at Gonski: where the money will come from.
University
funding cuts
Baby bonus
and FTB
cuts/changes
Business tax
increases
Job losses in
Public
Service

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
A look at NDIS: where the money will come from.
Medicare
levy increase
Assorted cuts to
entitlements,
health care
rebate…etc.

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Winners & Losers: The Winners
1. Infrastructure: $24 billion over five years to upgrade and expand urban public transport
infrastructure in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.
2. Schools/education: $9.8 billion over six years for a new needs-based funding model for schools
that increases Commonwealth funding for schools to $104.3 billion from 2014 to 2019.
3. Higher education: $97 million to increase the number of Commonwealth-supported university
places and an additional $186 million for research infrastructure.
4. Disability: $14.3 billion in new investment for DisabilityCare Australia, a national disability
insurance scheme that will be paid for with an increase in the Medicare levy.
5. Seniors: $127 million for older Australians, including $112.4 million to support those
downsizing their homes, $9.9 million to extend broadband support and $4.6 million for a new
ageing policy institute.
6. Health: $226 million to fight cancer, including $55.7 million for breast cancer screening, $18.5
million for prostate cancer research and $23.8 million for bone-marrow transplants.

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Winners & Losers: The Losers
1. Individuals: Personal income tax cuts to begin in July 2015 to help with the carbon tax deferred
until carbon price estimates reach $25.40. New estimate for 2015-16 is just $12.10.
2. Environment: Deferral of $370 million of funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency,
while $225.4 million will be deferred and $32.3 million redirected from the biodiversity fund.
$58 million in funding for the Clean Technology Program moved to 2017-18.
3. Resources: Tighter rules on exploration deductions for miners that give the government $1.1
billion over four years. $500 million cut from carbon capture and storage programs.
4. Multinational companies: Tightening of the corporate tax system to remove erosion and
loopholes, bringing the government extra revenue of about $4.1 billion and $219.20 million in
savings.
5. Foreign aid: The government will defer an increase in the aid budget to 0.5 per cent of the gross
national income by one year to 2017-18, saving it $1.9 billion.
6. Families: A reduction in the time allowed to claim family tax benefits and child-care assistance
will save the government $562 million over five years, while changes in the eligibility age for
another tax benefit will save $76.6 million over four years.

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2013/14 Budget: a general overview
Bad news for future budgets: reliance (again) on overly optimistic forecasts
LNG exports from Australia Iron ore price

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The impact on you as an individual
Higher
with
franking
credits

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The impact on you as an individual

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The impact on you as an individual

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Impact on Superannuation
Some of these changes were announced last month:

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Impact on Superannuation

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Impact on Superannuation

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Downsizing help & Medicare

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Our Region
The New England electorate received direct funding for a number of projects:
- New England Highway Bolivia Hill realignment - $80 million
- Liverpool Plains Shire Council water strategy - $400k
- Ashford Medical Centre - $280k
- NERAM - $250k
- Acacia Park NBN rollout - $220k
- Inverell Linking Together Centre - $210k
- Inverell RSL Museum - $100k
- Werris Creek Community Shed - $80k
- Gunnedah Shire Band - $20k

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The Opposition’s response
Light on detail, but general key points:
- General support for the budget’s tax increases and spending cuts of $43 billion
(and no commitment to reverse the tax increases and spending cuts in office)
- Delay the scheduled increases in the superannuation contributions guarantee for
two years
- Will support the NDIS, but not Gonski, unless all the states and territories have
committed to it
- Promises a comprehensive taxation review (No intention to raise GST, but GST will
be included in the review)
- Retain the carbon tax compensation package but will abolish the carbon tax

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Summary
• Probably Wayne Swan’s best budget but perhaps too much emphasis on tax
increases instead of spending cuts.
• Budget surplus forecast to return 2016/17 but this assumes revenue growth and
commodity price forecasts which have a high likelihood of not being achieved.
• Given the likely outcome of the Federal election, does the budget matter?

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Thank you
Questions
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