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Part C
Agency additional estimates statements
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Section 1: Overview, additional estimates and variations to outcomes
Overview
There has been no change to the overview included in the 2000-01 Portfolio Budget Statements.
Additional estimates and variations to outcomes
The Department of the Treasury is seeking $2.267 million in departmental outputs for the inquiry into charitable and related organisations, revised parameters and transfer of funding from administered expenses to departmental outputs for the GST Start-Up Assistance Office (GSTSAO) in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01.
The Department of the Treasury is also seeking $10.063 million in administered expenses for the carryover of unspent funds from 1999-2000 for the GSTSAO in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01, $0.135 million in administered expenses for a CPI adjustment in Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01 and $14.742 million for Administered Capital due to a reclassification in Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01.
Explanations for these variations are detailed below.
Measures
Outcome 2 - Effective government spending and taxation arrangements
Inquiry into charitable and related organisations
On 18 September 2000, the Prime Minister announced the details of an independent inquiry into definitional issues relating to charitable, religious and community service not-for-profit organisations. Funding of $283,000 is to be provided to the Department of the Treasury in 2000-01. The inquiry is intended to provide the Government with options for enhancing the clarity and consistency of existing definitions with respect to Commonwealth law and administrative practice. These should lead to legislative and administrative frameworks that are appropriate for Australia's current social and economic environment.
Other variations to appropriations
Departmental
Treasury is seeking an additional $0.184 million in departmental outputs as a result of revised parameters. This, along with a reallocation of corporate cost distribution, has an impact on Treasury's three outcomes. This results in net additional funding for departmental outputs in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01 of $0.184 million.
The government agreed to transfer $1.8 million from the GSTSAO administered expenses to departmental outputs to cover costs associated with the GSTSAO and The New Tax System Advisory Board. This results in additional funding of $1.8 million for departmental outputs in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01 under Outcome 2 `Effective government spending and taxation arrangements'.
In addition there is an anticipated reduction in net annotated appropriations (section 31) receipts of $3.006 million due to revised estimates for the Australian Government Actuary ($0.183 million) and the Royal Australian Mint ($2.823 million).
Administered
The government agreed that the GSTSAO could carryover unspent funding from its administered expenses in 1999-2000 of $10.063 million to 2000-01. This carryover takes into account the $1.8 million transfer from administered expenses to departmental outputs and $0.88 million transfer to the Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business to fund the extension of the signpost officer contracts. This results in additional funding of $10.063 million for administered expenses in Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01 under Outcome 2 `Effective government spending and taxation arrangements'.
Treasury is seeking $0.135 million in administered expenses as a result of using the final CPI for the previous financial year to calculate compensation payments due to the States and Northern Territory for loss of revenue under the Corporations Agreement. This results in additional funding of $0.135 million for administered expenses in Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01 under Outcome 3 `Well functioning markets'.
There has been a funding reclassification associated with the General Capital Increase for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. In the 2000-01 Budget these items were classified as Special Appropriations and have now been reclassified as Administered Capital. This results in an appropriation of $14.724 million for Administered Capital in Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01.
Chart 2: Department of the Treasury outcomes and outputs
Measures: Department of the Treasury summary
Table 1.1: Summary of measures since the 2000-01 Budget
Breakdown of additional estimates by appropriations bill
Table 1.2: Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01
* Following a reclassification, these balances should be read in conjunction with the disclosure shown in Table 1.3 Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01 for Outcome 2.
Table 1.3: Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-01
* Following a reclassification, these balances should be read in conjunction with the disclosure shown in Table 1.2 Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-01 for Outcome 2.
Variations to revenue from other sources through net annotated appropriations (section 31) receipts
Table 1.5: Changes to net annotated appropriations (section 31) receipts
