The Productivity Commission has released an update on the financial performance of 85 Australian, State and Territory Government trading enterprises (GTEs). The report also examines the capital structures of GTEs and capital withdrawal by State and Territory governments. The 85 GTEs monitored in...

The Productivity Commission released its latest report on the 'Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises 2004-05 to 2005-06' in July 2007. The report provides information on the financial performance of 85 Australian, State and Territory Government trading enterprises (GTEs) and...

The Productivity Commission's research report into 'Performance Benchmarking of Australian Business Regulation' was released in March 2007. The Australian Government asked the Commission to develop a framework to benchmark regulatory regimes and their cost burdens across all levels of government...

The Productivity Commission released an update on the financial performance of 83 Australian, State and Territory Government trading enterprises in July 2005. The study provides data on their financial performance over time and includes comparisons of performance among GTEs in the same industry....

The Productivity Commission released an update on the financial performance of 84 Commonwealth, State and Territory government businesses in July 2004. These businesses provide essential services such as electricity, water and urban transport, as well as managing extensive rail, port and...

The financial performance of government trading enterprises is assessed in this report. The financial indicators and ratios used in the report cover operating performance, financial management and transactions with government. The paper covers 84 Commonwealth, State and Territory government...

In 2000-01, the GTEs monitored in this report generated just over $55 billion in revenue, and at 30 June 2001, they controlled assets valued at more than $145 billion in the key infrastructure areas of electricity, water, railways, urban transport and ports - $11 billion more than in the...

While the overall profitability of GTEs increased in 2006-07, a new Commission report finds that just over half the monitored GTEs still failed to achieve a commercial rate of return.Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs) are major providers of infrastructure services and contribute significantly...