1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2012  
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Defence

RESOURCES

At the time of the Portfolio Budget Statements 2011–12, the total cash budgeted outflow for Defence, including DMO, was $28,407.8 million. This consisted of:

  • $8,023.7 million to investing activities (28% of the Defence Budget)
  • $10,104.7 million for Military and Civilian employee expenses (36% of the Defence Budget) and
  • the remaining $10,279.4 million on other operating expenses (36% of the Defence Budget).

Defence’s funding from Government in 2011–12 increased by $740.7 million when compared to that estimated at the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2010–11. This is comprised of:
  • Expenditure measures, including funding for Defence Operations totalling $1,100.2 million; the majority of this expenditure in 2011–12 is for Operation Slipper ($926.1m), which is the ADF’s contribution to the international coalition against terrorism.
  • Savings measures of $174.5 million; the majority of the savings are from additional efficiency measures ($226.6m) offset by capital reinvestment reprogramming ($69.8m).
  • Other budget adjustments of $185.0 million in 2011–12, of which the majority ($210.3m) relates to foreign exchange adjustments partially offset by a reduction in property disposals ($27m).

For information about Australia’s defence spending compared with other countries, see International comparisons at the end of the chapter.

 

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