❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question seeks a detailed breakdown of the Department of Agriculture and Food's income, specifically grants, subsidies, and other revenue sources for the 2010-2011 budget, as well as comparative data for the two preceding financial years. The answer provides a detailed breakdown of funding sources.
AnsweredQoN 3215Legislative Assembly
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(1) I refer to the 2010–2011 State Budget, division 64, page 795, under the heading ‘Income’, and ask:
(a) under the item ‘Grants and Subsidies’, what is the breakdown of the $81.69 million for 2010–2011 in terms of:
(i) how much comes from federal funding and, if from different schemes, please detail the schemes and the amount from each; and
(ii) how much comes from other sources, detailing the sources and the amounts from each source; and
(b) what are the details of the revenue (sources and amounts) listed under the item ‘Other Revenue’?
(2) Will the Minister provide the same details as provided for (1) above for the financial years 2008–2009 and 2009–2010?
(a) under the item ‘Grants and Subsidies’, what is the breakdown of the $81.69 million for 2010–2011 in terms of:
(i) how much comes from federal funding and, if from different schemes, please detail the schemes and the amount from each; and
(ii) how much comes from other sources, detailing the sources and the amounts from each source; and
(b) what are the details of the revenue (sources and amounts) listed under the item ‘Other Revenue’?
(2) Will the Minister provide the same details as provided for (1) above for the financial years 2008–2009 and 2009–2010?
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Answered
10 August 2010
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
55 days
For the Department of Agriculture and Food;
1(a) The 2010/11 Income grants and subsidies budget estimate of $81.69 million includes -:
(i) $40.3 million of Commonwealth funding represented by -:
o $30 million for Caring For Our Country (CFOC) funds
o $10 million of Natural Heritage Trust funds in transition to CFOC
o $0.3 million of Miscellaneous Commonwealth Project activities; and;
(ii) $41.4 million of Industry funding from various industry sources represented by -:
o $10 million of Grain Research & Development Corporation funds
o $5 million Cooperative Research Centre Grants
o $2 million Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research Grants
o $2 million NRM Third Party Grants
o $2 million Horticulture Australia Limited
o $1 million Australian Wool Innovation Pty Ltd
o $4.5 million various Agwest International Project Grants
o $0.3 million Meat and Livestocks Australia
o $0.3 million Dairy Research Corporation
o $14.3 million for around 150 miscellaneous research projects.
1(b) The 2010/11 "Other Revenue" budget estimate of $19.72 million includes -:
· $3.3 million interest revenue
· $0.9 million rent revenue
· $7 million return of grant allocations
· $2.3 million royalties
· $0.3 million Other Revenue; and;
o Agriculture Protection Board $5.1 million
o Agriculture Producer Commission $0.02 million
o Rural Business Development Corporation $0.8 million
2(a) The 2008/09 Actual, 2009/10 Budget and 2009/10 Estimated Actual for Income grants and subsidies includes -:
2008/09 2009/10 2009/10
Actual Budget Est. Actual
$ million $ million $ million
Commonwealth funding 32.4 55.3 40.3
represented by -:
Caring For Our Country (CFOC) funds 0 45 30
Natural Heritage Trust funds in transition
to CFOC 29.5 10 10
Miscellaneous Commonwealth Projects 2.9 0.3 0.3
Industry funding from various industry
sources represented by -: 31.7 30.1 47.1
Grain Research & Development Corporation 7.5 8 8.6
Cooperative Research Centre Grants 2.8 4 3.8
Australian Centre for International Agriculture
Research Grants 1.9 2 2.1
NRM Third Party Grants 4.3 1 1.5
Horticulture Australia Limited 1.7 1 0.6
Australian Wool Innovation Pty Ltd 0.9 0.8 0.8
Agwest International Project Grants 0.6 2.4 4.8
Meat and Livestocks Australia 0.5 0.3 0.3
Dairy Research Corporation 0.4 0.3 0.3
over 150 miscellaneous research projects. 11.1 10.3 24.3
Total Grants and subsidies 64.1 85.4 87.4
2(b) The 2008/09 Actual, 2009/10 Budget and 2009/10 Estimated Actual for "Other Revenue" includes -:
2008/09 2009/10 2009/10
Actual Budget Est. Actual
$ million $ million $ million
Interest revenue 3 4.3 3.3
Rent revenue 0.7 0.8 0.8
Return of grant allocations 13 9 9
Royalties 3.2 2.2 2.2
Other Revenue 0.6 0.3 0.3
Service Delivery Agreement Revenue for
Agriculture Protection Board 6.4 5.9 5.9
Agriculture Producer Commission 0.06 0.05 0.05
Rural Business Development Corporation 0.9 0.9 0.9
Total Other Revenue 27.86 23.45 22.45
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1(a) The 2010/11 Income grants and subsidies budget estimate of $81.69 million includes -:
(i) $40.3 million of Commonwealth funding represented by -:
o $30 million for Caring For Our Country (CFOC) funds
o $10 million of Natural Heritage Trust funds in transition to CFOC
o $0.3 million of Miscellaneous Commonwealth Project activities; and;
(ii) $41.4 million of Industry funding from various industry sources represented by -:
o $10 million of Grain Research & Development Corporation funds
o $5 million Cooperative Research Centre Grants
o $2 million Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research Grants
o $2 million NRM Third Party Grants
o $2 million Horticulture Australia Limited
o $1 million Australian Wool Innovation Pty Ltd
o $4.5 million various Agwest International Project Grants
o $0.3 million Meat and Livestocks Australia
o $0.3 million Dairy Research Corporation
o $14.3 million for around 150 miscellaneous research projects.
1(b) The 2010/11 "Other Revenue" budget estimate of $19.72 million includes -:
· $3.3 million interest revenue
· $0.9 million rent revenue
· $7 million return of grant allocations
· $2.3 million royalties
· $0.3 million Other Revenue; and;
o Agriculture Protection Board $5.1 million
o Agriculture Producer Commission $0.02 million
o Rural Business Development Corporation $0.8 million
2(a) The 2008/09 Actual, 2009/10 Budget and 2009/10 Estimated Actual for Income grants and subsidies includes -:
2008/09 2009/10 2009/10
Actual Budget Est. Actual
$ million $ million $ million
Commonwealth funding 32.4 55.3 40.3
represented by -:
Caring For Our Country (CFOC) funds 0 45 30
Natural Heritage Trust funds in transition
to CFOC 29.5 10 10
Miscellaneous Commonwealth Projects 2.9 0.3 0.3
Industry funding from various industry
sources represented by -: 31.7 30.1 47.1
Grain Research & Development Corporation 7.5 8 8.6
Cooperative Research Centre Grants 2.8 4 3.8
Australian Centre for International Agriculture
Research Grants 1.9 2 2.1
NRM Third Party Grants 4.3 1 1.5
Horticulture Australia Limited 1.7 1 0.6
Australian Wool Innovation Pty Ltd 0.9 0.8 0.8
Agwest International Project Grants 0.6 2.4 4.8
Meat and Livestocks Australia 0.5 0.3 0.3
Dairy Research Corporation 0.4 0.3 0.3
over 150 miscellaneous research projects. 11.1 10.3 24.3
Total Grants and subsidies 64.1 85.4 87.4
2(b) The 2008/09 Actual, 2009/10 Budget and 2009/10 Estimated Actual for "Other Revenue" includes -:
2008/09 2009/10 2009/10
Actual Budget Est. Actual
$ million $ million $ million
Interest revenue 3 4.3 3.3
Rent revenue 0.7 0.8 0.8
Return of grant allocations 13 9 9
Royalties 3.2 2.2 2.2
Other Revenue 0.6 0.3 0.3
Service Delivery Agreement Revenue for
Agriculture Protection Board 6.4 5.9 5.9
Agriculture Producer Commission 0.06 0.05 0.05
Rural Business Development Corporation 0.9 0.9 0.9
Total Other Revenue 27.86 23.45 22.45
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