Financial Reports and Updates




7 DECEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 5591

20. Taxation, National Roads Fund

Taxation into this Fund during the six months are:

1987 1986
$(000) $(000)
Excise duty 143,925 102,843
Road User Charges 140,540 93,494
284,465 196,337

Excise duty comprises motor spirits duty and sales tax on liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas prior to 1 October 1986. Subsequently collected as excise duty on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas.

21. Other Receipts, National Roads Fund

These are as follows:

1987 1986
$(000) $(000)
Interest 2,903 723
Miscellaneous 682
Receipts from land and property 12,427 5,727
16,012 6,450

22. Expenditure, National Roads Fund

From 1 April 1987 the National Roads Board now reimburses Local Authorities on receipt of claims for subsidised work. Previously 50 percent of a Local Authorities Subsidy entitlement was advanced during the first quarter.

23. Suspense Account

As set out in the General Accounting Policy pertaining to recognition of receipts and payments the Suspense Account contains moneys received but not yet allocated to a particular fund or account.

24. Investments—Public Account Balances

Investments held in New Zealand decreased by $334,412,000 and those held overseas decreased by $1,961,830,000 during the six months. The following table summarises, by currency, investment holdings for the six months ended 30 September 1987 and the corresponding period in 1986:

Currency 1987 1986
Canadian dollar 10,618 11,223
Deutschemark 125,657 58,059
Dutch guilder 42,026 42,148
Japanese yen 1,246,756 659,338
Pound sterling 106,789 114,135
Swiss franc 259,296 2,084
United States dollar 2,387,484 2,195,434
Total Overseas 4,178,626 3,083,321
New Zealand dollar 151,358 5,770
Total Investments held 4,329,984 3,089,091

Footnote:
1 Includes investments of $146,200,000 held by the National Roads Fund.

25. Expenditure Statement

New Votes:

Lands—

This is a new Vote established on 1 April 1987 to cover the expenses of a transitional unit under the fourth schedule of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 to carry out residual functions of the former Department of Lands and Survey.

Prime Minister—

This is a new Vote established from 1 April 1987. The principal functions are to provide services to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The External Intelligence Bureau, formerly funded by Vote Prime Minister’s Department was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1 April 1987.



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💰 Taxation into National Roads Fund

💰 Finance & Revenue
Taxation, National Roads Fund, Excise Duty, Road User Charges, Financial Summary

💰 Other Receipts into National Roads Fund

💰 Finance & Revenue
Receipts, National Roads Fund, Interest, Miscellaneous, Land and Property

💰 Expenditure from National Roads Fund

💰 Finance & Revenue
Expenditure, National Roads Fund, Reimbursement, Local Authorities

💰 Suspense Account

💰 Finance & Revenue
Suspense Account, Accounting Policy, Receipts, Payments

💰 Investments in Public Account Balances

💰 Finance & Revenue
Investments, Public Account, Overseas Investments, Currency Holdings

🏛️ New Votes in Expenditure Statement

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Expenditure Statement, New Votes, Lands, Prime Minister, State-Owned Enterprises Act