A New Tax System (Commonwealth-State Financial Arrangements) Act 1999 - Determination of the Guaranteed Minimum Amount (20/06/2005)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA A New Tax System (Commonwealth-State Financial Arrangements) Act 1999 DETERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM AMOUNT WHEREAS in accordance with clause 2 of Schedule 1 to the A New Tax System (Commonwealth-State Financial Arrangements) Act 1999, the Treasurer must, before 20 June in a transitional GST year, determine the guaranteed minimum amount for each State for the GST year. NOW THEREFORE I, Peter Howard Costello, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, hereby DETERMINE the following guaranteed minimum amounts for the 2004-05 GST year: State 2004-05 Guaranteed Minimum Amount, $ New South Wales 9,675,648,832 Victoria 7,050,366,184 Queensland 6,559,715,212 Western Australia 3,373,983,415 South Australia 3,118,081,371 Tasmania 1,329,411,409 Australian Capital Territory 624,777,804 Northern Territory 1,589,530,476 Total 33,321,514,703 Dated this 20 th day of June 2005 PETER COSTELLO Treasurer