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Appendix A: Policy decisions taken since the 2013‑14 Budget (Continued)

Expense Measures (Continued)

Finance

Funding for pre‑existing measures affecting the public sector

Expense ($m)
	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014‑15	2015‑16	2016‑17
Department of Finance	‑	nfp	nfp	‑	‑

The Government will provide additional funding to selected agencies for redundancies in 2013‑14 and 2014‑15 to assist in implementing savings decisions affecting government agencies' operations made by the previous Government. Funding will be provided following an agency by agency assessment of the need for funding to reduce staffing levels and to avoid operating losses and place them on a sustainable financial footing.

Guidelines issued by the Department of Finance and the Australian Public Service Commission will be used to assess an agency's need for funding.

Funding for this measure is not for publication while assessments are undertaken.

National Commission of Audit

Expense ($m)
	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014‑15	2015‑16	2016‑17
Department of Finance	‑	1.0	‑	‑	‑

The Government will provide $1.0 million for the establishment and the operation of a National Commission of Audit to assess the role and scope of Government, and to examine the scope for efficiency and productivity improvements across all areas of Commonwealth expenditure. The National Commission of Audit will provide an initial report to the Government before the end of January 2014 with the final report forming part of the 2014‑15 Budget process.

This measure delivers on the Government's election commitment.

Further information can be found in the joint press release of 22 October 2013 issued by the Treasurer and the Minister for Finance.

Payments to Animals Australia Incorporated — discontinue

Expense ($m)
	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014‑15	2015‑16	2016‑17
Department of Finance	‑	..	..	..	..

The Government will achieve savings of $0.1 million over four years by not proceeding with funding to the Department of Finance for payments made to Animals Australia Incorporated.

The saving from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.

Revert to Pre‑2010 Election Non‑Government Personal Staffing Ratios

Expense ($m)
	2012‑13	2013‑14	2014‑15	2015‑16	2016‑17
Department of Finance	‑	‑0.8	‑1.7	‑1.7	‑1.7

The Government will achieve savings of $6.0 million over four years by returning the number of personal staff of non‑government Parliamentarians to the arrangements that existed immediately prior to the 2010 election.

The savings from this measure will be redirected by the Government to repair the Budget and fund policy priorities.

Savings from this programme were identified in the Government's pre‑election costings document.

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