HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY Briefing to Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affairs 5 May 2003.
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2019-20 Budget
Briefing for Legislative Council
28 February 20191
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Key Direction of Budget Speech
• Supporting enterprises
• Safeguarding jobs
• Stabilising the economy
• Strengthening livelihoods2
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• Optimal use of fiscal reserves
• Tax policy
• Relieving people’s burden
• Support for enterprises
Public Finances
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Economic Indicators
GDP real growth
2017Actual
3.8%
2018Actual
3%
2019Forecast
2% - 3%
GDP nominal growth 6.9% 6.9% 4.5% - 5.5%
Underlying CCPI 1.7% 2.6% 2.5%
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2018-19 Revised Estimates
$ billionGovernment revenue 596.4Government expenditure (537.7)Consolidated surplus 58.7
Operating surplus 17.5Capital surplus 41.2
Forecast balance of fiscal reserves 1,161.6as at end-March 2019
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2019-20 Estimates$ billion
Government revenue 626.1
Government expenditure (607.8)
Consolidated surplus before repayment of bonds and notes 18.3
Operating deficit (34.5)
Capital surplus 52.8
Repayment of bonds and notes (1.5)Consolidated surplus after repayment of bonds and notes 16.8
Forecast balance of fiscal reserves as at end-March 2020 1,178.4
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Government Expenditure vs Nominal GDP for the recent five years
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Cumulativegrowth
Trendgrowth
Recurrent government expenditure
+44.5%
Nominal GDP +32.2%
+53.4%Government expenditure
+7.6%
Social Welfare
+33.6% +6.0%
Health
+55.3% +9.2%
Education
+49.0% +8.3%
Others +43.9% +7.6%
+44.5%
+32.2%
+53.4%
EstimateRevised Estimate
Recurrent government expenditure
Cumulative growth
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2019-20 Revenue Estimates
Salaries Tax $66.6 B (10.6%)
Other Capital Revenue$8.2 B (1.3%)
Profits Tax$159.6 B (25.5%)
Land Premium$143.0 B (22.8%)
Stamp Duties$76.0 B (12.1%)
Other Operating Revenue$82.7 B (13.2%)
Investment Income:Operating revenue $40.0 B (6.4%)Capital revenue $7.9 B (1.3%)
2019-20 Estimate % Share ofGovernment Revenue % of GDP
Operating Revenue $467.0 B 74.6% 15.7%
Capital Revenue $159.1 B 25.4% 5.3%
Total $626.1 B 100% 21.0%
Bets and Sweeps Tax$22.2 B (3.6%)
General Rates$19.9 B (3.2%)
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2019-20 Recurrent Expenditure Estimates
Recurrent government expenditure: $441.0 billion (72.6% of total government expenditure of $607.8 billion)Increase of 9.0% against 2018-19 Revised Estimate
Education $90.6 B (20.5%)
Social Welfare- Other Welfare Expenditure $30.7 B (6.9%)
Support $61.3 B (13.9%)
Health $80.6 B (18.3%)
Security $48.1 B (10.9%)
Infrastructure $27.9 B (6.4%)
Environment and Food$19.3 B (4.4%)
Economic $13.7 B (3.1%)
Housing $0.6 B (0.1%)
Social Welfare- CSSA/SSA $53.6 B (12.2%)
Community and External Affairs $14.6 B (3.3%)
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Consolidated surplus
Fiscal reserves in terms of number of months of government expenditure
Consolidated deficit
Estimate Forecast
$ billion No. of months
Fiscal Reserves(in terms of number of months of government expenditure)
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13 months
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Revised Estimate
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2019 Medium Range Forecast($ billion) 2019-20
Estimate 2020-21 Forecast
2021-22 Forecast
2022-23 Forecast
2023-24 Forecast
Operating surplus / (deficit)
(34.5) 17.6 7.6 8.6 3.2
Capital surplus / (deficit)
52.8 10.0 (2.7) (3.1) 5.0
Repayment of bonds and notes#
(1.5) - - - -
Consolidated surplus
16.8 27.6 4.9 5.5 8.2
Fiscal reserves in terms of number of months of
government expenditure
in terms of percentage of GDP
1,178.4 23
39.4%
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Trend Growth2014-15 to
2019-20 Estimate2019-20 Estimate to
2023-24 Forecast
Government Expenditure + 8.9% + 5.6%
Nominal GDP + 5.7% + 5.0%
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• Reducing salaries tax and tax under personal assessmentfor 2018-19 by 75 per cent, subject to a ceiling of$20,000.
• Reducing profits tax for 2018-19 by 75 per cent, subjectto a ceiling of $20,000.
• Waiving rates for four quarters of 2019-20, subject to aceiling of $1,500 per quarter for each rateable property.
• Providing to each student in need a one-off grant of$2,500 to support learning
• Paying examination fees for school candidates sitting forthe 2020 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary EducationExamination
Relieving People’s Burden
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• Waiving the business registration fees for 2019-20
• Regularising the Technology Voucher Programme androlling our enhancing measures
• Injecting another $ 1 billion into the Dedicated Fundon Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUDFund), extending geographical scope of the BUD Fundand increasing the funding ceiling per enterprise
• Extending the application period of the SMEFinancing Guarantee Scheme
Support for Enterprises
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Other Budget Measures
• Developing a Diversified Economy• Expanding Market Coverage• Building a Liveable City• Building a Caring Society
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Developing a Diversified Economy
• Financial services industry• Innovation and Technology• International transportation centre• Tourism• Creative industries• Construction industry
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Expanding Market Coverage
• Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
• Belt and Road Initiative • Developing Asia
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Building a Liveable City
Creating Land Capacity• Provision of land and housing supply• Support for constructing transitional
housing• Optimisation of the use of Government
land
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Building a Liveable City
Healthcare• Provide additional recurrent funding of over
$700 million to retain talent• Earmark $5 billion for upgrading and
acquisition of medical equipment• Earmark $10 billion to set up a public
healthcare stabilisation fund• Provide additional $400 million to expand the
scope of the Drug Formulary18
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Smart City• Common Spatial Data Infrastructure (CSDI) and 3D digital map
Arts and Culture• Additional funding for hosting large-scale world class
performing arts programmes• Digital conversion of sole copies and celluloid films for
appreciating the invaluable film heritage
Sports• Support athletes in pursing athletic training and academic
studies• Enhance financial assistance for national sports associations
Building a Liveable City
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Environmental Protection• Provide $1 billion for departments to install
renewable energy facilities• Extend the public electric vehicle charging
networks at government car parks
Building the City• Earmark $6 billion for developing new
harbourfront promenades• Urban Forestry Support Fund• Municipal Facilities Improvement
Building a Liveable City
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Building a Caring SocietyWelfare facilities• Allocate $20 billion for purchase of properties for accommodating
welfare facilities• Allocation some $200 million to launch pilot project providing Wi-Fi
service
Child and Youth Services• Increase professional and supporting manpower for the Neighbourhood
Support Child Care Project to strengthen training for home-based childcarers
• “Two school social workers for each school”
Social Entreprises• Additional funding of $150 million for ongoing operation of the
Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme21
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Thank You
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