APPENDIX 3 - schedule of Payments under the Grocerychoice contract to date (4 Nov 09)
Total payments made to date
|
Payment
|
Description
|
Date accrued
|
Amount ($) GST inclusive
|
Amount ($) GST exclusive
|
|
Grocerychoice appropriation funding
|
$12,857,000*
|
|
Payments made by the ACCC
|
|
ACCC costs incurred
|
The ACCC incurred costs for the
hosting maintenance, and grocery product prices survey associated with the
Grocerychoice website from August-December 2008
|
|
|
$3,642,968*
|
|
Appropriated funds transferred from ACCC
to Treasury
|
$9,214,000*
|
|
Payments made by Treasury to date
|
|
Choice
|
Payments under the Grocerychoice Website
Contract
|
Dec 08 - June 09
|
$3,000,000
|
$2,727,273
|
|
Getronics
|
Payments for the re‑skin, hosting and
maintenance of the Grocerychoice website
|
Jan 09 - Jun 09
|
$436,319
|
$396,654
|
|
The Bailey Group (Retail Facts)
|
Payments for the monthly grocery price data
surveys
|
Jan 09 - May 09
|
$918,029
|
$834,572
|
|
Internal costs
|
Legal advice on the Grocerychoice Website
Contract
|
Dec 08‑ ongoing
|
$80,020
|
$72,745
|
|
Internal costs
|
External audit of Grocerychoice
|
Sep 09- Oct 09
|
$21,495
|
$19,541
|
|
Sub-total
|
|
|
$4,455,863
|
$4,050,785
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining
appropriated funds
|
$5,163,247*
|
|
|
|
|
Total
payments under the Grocerychoice website to date
|
$7,693,753*
|
* numbers may not add due to rounding
differences between the ACCC and Treasury
- NOTE: The table
updates the corrected table that was provided to the Senate Inquiry into
Grocerychoice after Treasury’s appearance on 18 September 2009. Figures have
been updated to include adjustments for costs incurred for legal expenses and
audit fees.
- Legal proceedings associated with the termination
are ongoing. It is not appropriate to comment further at this stage or discuss
final payment figures until this process is completed.
Treatment
of GST
- All payments made under the Grocerychoice
appropriation are GST inclusive.
- However, the total cost to the taxpayer will be GST exclusive once the GST is netted off
these payments.
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