Chart of the Day: See how government revenue grew in five years
Revenue is expected to have grown to $71.6b in 2017.
This chart from EY shows government operating revenues increased between 5% and 7% each year between 2013 and 2016.
In 2016, operating revenue grew to $68b. In 2017, EY estimates revenue to hit $71.6b and $77b in 2018.
In the first three quarters of 2017, revenues rose 4%, compared to the same period in 2016, with tax revenues increasing by 6% and overall fees and charges — which include vehicle quota premiums — rising by 2%.