Wong, Sen Penny

Senator Wong: The Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1) (a) $178,810 (b) $907,832 (c) $1,067,783 (d) Nil (e) $4,077 (f) $265,473 (g) $89,485 (h) Nil (i) $9,363 in hospitality to visitors including delegations, committees (j) $10,750,194 operating and capital (excluding depreciation charges) (k) $3,206,657 (l) $4,654,314 (m) Nil (n) $71,000 ANAO external audit (o) $25,348,014 (p) $21,000 OECD Product safety working group (2) (a) to (i), (p): The ACCC budgets at business unit level by aggregated cost group being: employee, travel, legal, consultancy and other costs. Managers then determine the specific priority usage to deliver outcomes for the allocated resources within those cost groups. As such travel is not budgeted by class of travel, nor specifically for hospitality, memberships expenditure nor advertising. (j) $13,136,918 operating and capital (excluding depreciation charges) (k) $2,400,000 (l) $6,397,441 (m) $nil (n) $75,000 ANAO external audit (o) $22,593,000