Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Treasurer, upon notice, on 18 August 2011:

(1) What was the total expenditure of the Royal Australian Mint for the 2010-11 financial year in relation to:

(a) advertising;

(b) air travel within Australia in business class;

(c) air travel within Australia in economy class;

(d) air travel within Australia by charter flight;

(e) air travel outside Australia in first class;

(f) air travel outside Australia in business class;

(g) air travel outside Australia in economy class;

(h) air travel outside Australia by charter flight;

(i) hospitality and entertainment;

(j) information and communications technology (ICT) costs generally;

(k) ICT costs to external providers;

(l) external consultants generally;

(m) external accounting services;

(n) external auditing services;

(o) external legal services; and

(p) memberships or grants paid to affiliate organisations.

(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.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

(1) Detailed below is the total expenditure of the Royal Australian Mint for the 2010-11 financial year in relation to:

(a) advertising - $301,462

(b) – (c) air travel within Australia in business class and economy class - $55,320

(d) air travel within Australia by charter flight - Nil

(e) – (g) air travel outside Australia in first class, business class and economy class - $213,131

(h) air travel outside Australia by charter flight - Nil

(i) hospitality and entertainment - $9,272

(j) information and communications technology (ICT) costs generally - $2,665,222 (including salary-related expenses, office expenses, depreciation costs and ICT project related costs)

(k) ICT costs to external providers - $1,599,512 (including the ICT project related costs)

(l) external consultants generally - $1,271,718

(m) external accounting services - $12,134

(n) external auditing services - $273,760

(o) external legal services - $68,769

(p) memberships or grants paid to affiliate organisations – Nil

(2) The Royal Australian Mint is a self-funded FMA prescribed agency which generates revenues for the Commonwealth through its operations. All expenses incurred by the Mint are fully covered by the revenues for the year. The Mint is not appropriated through the Commonwealth Budget process; and, all expenditures are only incurred relative to revenue being generated.