The Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) —

(2) In relation to each of the items referred to in question 1, what is the budgeted total expenditure for the 2011-12 financial year.

The Productivity Commission's budget is affected by the timing and nature of work commissioned by Government. Although the Commission is budgeting for a 'break-even' result in 2011-12, it has not allocated budget at the level of these line items.