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Offsetting <strong>the</strong>se shortfalls were additional receipts <strong>of</strong>:<br />

• $6.5 million in court fees due to changed arrangements during <strong>the</strong> year for <strong>the</strong><br />

payment <strong>of</strong> fees direct to <strong>the</strong> courts ra<strong>the</strong>r than through <strong>the</strong> purchase <strong>of</strong> duty<br />

stamps; <strong>and</strong><br />

• $7.1 million recoup <strong>of</strong> administration expenses from Education mainly because <strong>of</strong><br />

a one-<strong>of</strong>f recoup <strong>of</strong> WorkCare claims <strong>of</strong> prior years.<br />

Public Authorities<br />

<strong>Receipts</strong> from Public AuthoriUes amounted to $739.2 million, which was $18.4 million<br />

above <strong>the</strong> Budget estimate. This largely reflected <strong>the</strong> payment <strong>of</strong> a $9.0 million dividend by <strong>the</strong><br />

Rural Finance Corporation <strong>and</strong> a $10.3 million dividend by <strong>the</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong> Smelter Unit Trust,<br />

nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> which were included in <strong>the</strong> Budget estimates. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> dividend paid to <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Consolidated</strong> <strong>Fund</strong> from <strong>the</strong> State Insurance Office was increased by $5.0 million above <strong>the</strong><br />

budgeted $35.0 million. The combined increase was <strong>of</strong>fset by a shortfall <strong>of</strong> $7.1 million in<br />

receipts from <strong>the</strong> Gas <strong>and</strong> Fuel Corporation <strong>of</strong> Victoria which is attributable to both lower than<br />

expected gas sales <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Corporation.<br />

Miscellaneous <strong>Receipts</strong><br />

Total receipts under <strong>the</strong> heading <strong>of</strong> "Miscellaneous <strong>Receipts</strong>" in table A.4 were $325.2<br />

million in 1991-92, $12.3 million below <strong>the</strong> Budget estimate, due mainly to shortfalls in interest<br />

on <strong>the</strong> Public Account <strong>of</strong> $3.6 million, court fines <strong>of</strong> $3.1 million. Capital Works Authority<br />

interest swaps <strong>of</strong> $4.9 million <strong>and</strong> Rents <strong>and</strong> Hirings <strong>of</strong> $1.8 million. These shortfalls were <strong>of</strong>fset<br />

by a recovery <strong>of</strong> bad debts from Tricontinental <strong>of</strong> $4.8 million <strong>and</strong> an additional $7.0 million<br />

over budget from <strong>the</strong> Victorian Development <strong>Fund</strong>.<br />

Commonwealth <strong>Payments</strong><br />

Commonwealth payments to Victoria totalled $4 229.0 million, which was $75.7 million<br />

above Budget. The main variations were in respect <strong>of</strong>:<br />

• <strong>the</strong> receipt <strong>of</strong> a $60.0 million grant to reduce <strong>the</strong> transitional pressure on gas prices<br />

resulting from <strong>the</strong> introduction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> resource rent tax on Bass Strait production.<br />

(The grant relates to $30.0 million for each <strong>of</strong> 1990-91 <strong>and</strong> 1991-92);<br />

• TAFE <strong>and</strong> schools funding was over budget owing to <strong>the</strong> receipt <strong>of</strong> a special grant<br />

for additional places at TAFE colleges <strong>and</strong> higher actual numbers <strong>of</strong> enrolments at<br />

schools than forecast; <strong>and</strong><br />

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