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Appendix C - Budgets and staff complements for Ministers and Ministers of State
C.1 Exempt staff
|
A. |
Ministers |
|
|
Budget for annual salaries |
$875,000 |
|
|
B. |
Ministers of State |
|
|
Budget for annual salaries |
$322,000 |
|
|
C. |
Ministers with Parliamentary Secretaries |
|
|
Additional budget for annual salaries (per Parliamentary Secretary) |
$71,200 |
Departmental staff
|
A. |
Ministers |
|
|
Budget for annual salaries |
$511,000 |
|
|
B. |
Ministers of State |
|
|
Budget for annual salaries |
$203,000 |
Operating Budgets
|
A. |
Ministers |
|
|
Annual operating budget |
$505,000 |
|
|
B. |
Ministers of State |
|
|
Annual operating budget |
$200,000 |
|
|
C. |
Ministers with Parliamentary Secretaries |
|
|
operating budget for additional overhead costs (per Parliamentary Secretary) |
$10,000 |
Student Budget
|
A. |
Ministers |
|
|
Budget for annual salaries |
$29,000 |
C.2 Description of budgets
A. Exempt staff salary budgets
Only direct personnel costs, such as the following, can be charged to the exempt staff salary budget:
- salaries (includes pay while on leave);
- vacation pay for unused vacation leave on termination of employment or paid out at the end of the fiscal year; and
- salary for the 30 days' employment to which persons are entitled when a minister ceases to be a minister.
B. Ministers' and Ministers' of State operating budgets
The Minister's or Minister's of State operating budget covers all operating expenditures related to the conduct of portfolio or other official government business, whether incurred by exempt staff or departmental staff in the Minister's office or exempt staff in the Minister's of State office. Expenditures include:
- gifts, travel, hospitality and other services;
- conference and training costs for exempt staff;
- relocation of exempt staff (on appointment only);
- office furniture and furnishings for Ministers, Ministers of State and their Private Secretaries that are over and above normal departmental standards;
- fees for professional outplacement services;
- cost of professional and temporary help services; and
- all other expenses.
C. Departmental staff salaries budget
Salaries including overtime, equalisation pay and bilingual bonuses for departmental staff in the Minister's and Minister's of State office will be charged to the department's salary budget.
D. Other costs related to exempt staff personnel
Other costs related to exempt staff personnel include maternity leave payments (Supplemental Employment Benefit), severance pay will be funded centrally, as they are for Public Service employees.
C.3 Total budgets
A. Ministers' offices
|
$ |
|
|
Budget for exempt staff salaries |
875,000 |
|
Operating budget |
505,000 |
|
Budget for departmental staff salaries |
511,000 |
|
Students |
29,000 |
|
Total |
1,920,000 |
NOTE: Ministers may transfer up to $100,000 from the budget for exempt staff salaries to the operating budget or vice versa (see Part 2 Financial Management, section 4.2 Transferring Funds).
B. Ministers' of State offices
|
$ |
|
|
Budget for exempt staff salaries |
322,000 |
|
Operating budget |
200,000 |
|
Budget for departmental staff salaries |
203,000 |
|
Total |
725,000 |
NOTE: Ministers of State may transfer up to $50,000 from the budget for exempt staff salaries to the operating budget or vice versa (see Part 2 Financial Management, section 4.2 Transferring funds).
