Chiron17 comments on in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on

in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago by Agent641@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬

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[–] Chiron17@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (2 children)

So what they do is take your tax and apportion it over by the Expense and Net Captial Investment Statement in Budget Paper 1 (usually Statement 6).

It's dead simple to do and really helps communicate where your money is going in general terms.

It was a Joe Hockey initiative.

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[–] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Joe "windmills are utterly offensive" Hockey

As much as I dislike the man, credit where credit is due, I guess. Then again, it was probably the idea of some mid-level employee whose name will be lost in history.

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[–] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 9 points 3 years ago

I thought I read that his original intent was for the breakdown to be less detailed so as to obfuscate the true nature of welfare payments. Then some cheeky ATO staff delivered the more detailed version.

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