Government Trading Enterprises
This report was released on 20 april 1998 and is the data volume of the steering committee s 1998 annual report and has been published separately from the main report performance monitoring of government trading enterprises performance indicators 1991 92 to 1996 97.
Government trading enterprises. Government agencies are something different usually funded by tax money but do also sell services and are not an authority. The government established these businesses on behalf of the people of nsw as they provide services critical to the economy and infrastructure to the state. We also support the growth of singapore as a hub for global trading and startups. In 2003 04 the 83 gtes monitored in this report controlled assets valued at more than 174 billion and generated 55 billion in revenue.
A government sponsored enterprise gse is a quasi governmental entity that enhances the flow of credit to specific economic sectors by providing public financial services. There are seven state owned corporations socs in nsw. All socs are set up under the state owned corporations act 1989 and must comply with the requirements set out in this act. Enterprise singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development.
The government has tried to avoid having agencies doing commercial activities by separating out areas that compete with private companies into government owned companies for example within road construction. The framework will provide clarity accountability and efficiency in how government owned businesses deliver their services in partnership with the state government. Financial performance of government trading enterprises. Government trading enterprises performance indicators 1992 93 to 1996 97 performance monitoring report.
Government trading enterprises gtes provide services in key sectors of the economy including electricity water urban transport railways ports and forestry. The commonwealth government business enterprises governance and oversight guidelines provide guidance on board and corporate governance financial governance and planning and reporting. The commission undertakes performance monitoring and related research on government trading enterprises gtes which continues work the commission previously undertook for the former coag steering committee on national performance monitoring of government trading enterprises.