❓ Mr. Wyatt requests a breakdown of the Department of Health's budget allocation and expenditure across various categories for 2014/15 and 2015/16. The response indicates that WA Health does not allocate its budget in the requested categories, providing an alternative breakdown.
AnsweredQoN 5518Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the 2014/15 and the 2015/16 State Budgets and ask: (a) in respect of the Department of Health, what percentage of the total Budget for each financial year was allocated and spent on: (i) construction (materials, equipment and services); (ii) medical; (iii) facilities management; (iv) ICT; (v) agency specific expense; (vi) professional services; (vii) human resources; (viii) fleet management; (ix) travel and transport; and (x) office supplies and services; and (b) of the total Budget for each financial year, what percentage of the total Budget was spent in areas other than those specified in question (a)?
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Answered
16 August 2016
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
55 days
(a-b) WA Health does not allocate its budget in the categories described.
The below table shows the percentage of WA Health’s budget by all categories as reflected in the 2016/17 Budget Papers.
COST OF SERVICES
2014-15
Actual
%
2015-16
Budget
%
2015-16
Estimated Actual
%
Expenses
Employee benefits
Grants and subsidies
Supplies and services
Accommodation
Depreciation and amortisation
Direct patient support costs expense
Indirect patient support costs expense
Private sector contracts expense
Visiting medical practitioners expense
Other expenses
57.2%
0.6%
11.6%
1.3%
3.7%
10.4%
2.2%
6.5%
1.7%
4.8%
57.3%
0.8%
10.3%
1.2%
4.6%
11.0%
2.5%
8.0%
2.0%
2.3%
57.7%
0.6%
10.7%
1.3%
4.1%
10.1%
2.0%
7.9%
1.7%
3.9%
TOTAL COST OF SERVICES
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Source: 2016/17 Budget Paper Volume 1.
The below table shows the percentage of WA Health’s budget by all categories as reflected in the 2016/17 Budget Papers.
COST OF SERVICES
2014-15
Actual
%
2015-16
Budget
%
2015-16
Estimated Actual
%
Expenses
Employee benefits
Grants and subsidies
Supplies and services
Accommodation
Depreciation and amortisation
Direct patient support costs expense
Indirect patient support costs expense
Private sector contracts expense
Visiting medical practitioners expense
Other expenses
57.2%
0.6%
11.6%
1.3%
3.7%
10.4%
2.2%
6.5%
1.7%
4.8%
57.3%
0.8%
10.3%
1.2%
4.6%
11.0%
2.5%
8.0%
2.0%
2.3%
57.7%
0.6%
10.7%
1.3%
4.1%
10.1%
2.0%
7.9%
1.7%
3.9%
TOTAL COST OF SERVICES
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Source: 2016/17 Budget Paper Volume 1.
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