Part C – Budget Statement

SECTION 1: APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET MEASURES SUMMARY

APPROPRIATIONS

The total appropriation for the department in the 2003-2004 Budget is $40.613m.

Table 1.1 on the following page shows the total appropriations for the department for 2003–2004 by
outcome, by administered expenses, price of output appropriations and where appropriate, administered
capital and departmental equity injections and loans.

ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

The department does not have an appropriation for administered capital or loan for 2003-2004.

APPROPRIATIONS 2003-2004

Table 1.1 Appropriations and other revenue ($'000)

Outcome	Departmental (Price of Outputs) ($'000)					Administered ($'000)			($'000)
	Revenue from Government (appropriations)			Revenue from other sources	Price of outputs	Annual appropriations	Special approps	Total administered appropriations	Total appropriations
	Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 2003-2004	Special approps	Total			Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill 2003-2004
PARL-DPRS011	40,6134	Nil	40,613 *86%3	6,4412	47,054	Nil	Nil	Nil	40,613
Departmental capital (equity injections and loans)									Nil
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS									40,613

¹ Outcome: Parl-DPRS01- The Commonwealth Parliament to have international standard broadcasting, transcription and information technology services and the Australian community to be able to see, hear and read the work of the Parliament.

²Revenue from other sources includes other revenue from Government (resources free of charge) and receipts from independent sources. Receipts from independent sources is detailed in Table 1.3.

³Percentage figure indicates the percentage contribution of Revenue from Government (Departmental Appropriations) to the Total Price of Output, by outcome.

⁴Supplementation has been provided for the increase in employer contributions to the Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme and the Public Sector Superannuation Scheme. The amount of $400,000 provided is inadequate given the full accrual cost of the effect of the rate increase will be $641,000.

Table 1.2 Summary of Measures disclosed in the 2003–04 Budget

* Note:

The Government has approved expenditure by the Department of the Senate and the Department of the House of Representatives of $25.5 million over four years for increased security at Parliament House. The Government has also decided that in the three out years (2004–2005, 2005–2006 and 2006–2007) the appropriations of all parliamentary departments will be reduced by an amount to fund offsetting savings to pay for the additional expenditure.

Consequently the Department of Finance and Administration has reduced DPRS's outlays in the Forward Estimates by $1.228 million in 2004–2005, $1.252 million in 2005–2006 and $1.278 million in 2006–2007. The Presiding Officers have not apportioned the quantum of savings (if any) to be taken from the DPRS Forward Estimates, which may need to be reviewed and revised at Additional Estimates.

Table 1.3 Receipts from independent sources

Table 1.4 Estimated Special Account and Trust Account Flows and Balances

Note 1 The Opening Balance for 2003-04 is the same as the closing balance for 2002-03