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Defence 2014-15 Budget Phillip Prior Chief Finance Officer. Defence 2014-15 Budget. Summary of the Defence 2014-15 Budget $32.7 billion in total for 2014-15. $29.2 billion for Departmental. $3.4 billion for Administered. $30.7 billion in total for 2013-14. $27.0 billion for Departmental.
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Defence 2014-15 Budget Summary of the Defence 2014-15 Budget • $32.7 billion in total for 2014-15. • $29.2 billion for Departmental. • $3.4 billion for Administered. • $30.7 billion in total for 2013-14. • $27.0 billion for Departmental. • $3.7 billion for Administered.
Defence 2014-15 Budget Summary of the Defence 2014-15 Budget (cont’d) Defence Budget Over the 2014-15 Forward Estimates
Defence 2014-15 Budget Summary of the Defence 2014-15 Budget (cont’d) Defence Budget as a % of GDP
Defence 2014-15 Budget Defence 2014-15 Budget Measures – Departmental & Administered
Defence 2014-15 Budget Operations Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) • Operation SLIPPER (Afghanistan). • Operation MANITOU (MEAO). • Operation ACCORDION (Gulf, Qatar, UAE)
Defence 2014-15 Budget Operations (cont’d) Operation RESOLUTE – Extension Operation SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Defence 2014-15 Budget Operations (cont’d) ADF Support to the G20 Summit (Defence to absorb)
Defence 2014-15 Budget Election Commitments Reinstatement of the ADF Gap Year Programme • Includes an additional 1,033 Average Funded Strength (mature state) for staff and participants.
Election Commitments (cont’d) Defence 2014-15 Budget • Efficiency Dividend • Efficiency dividend increase by 0.25% to 2.5% (11% of the Budget).
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures Summary of Budget Measures for Reinvestment
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures (cont’d) Total Reinvestment (Government to finalise)
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures (cont’d) Savings and Efficiencies for Reinvestment
Defence 2014-15 Budget • Other Budget Measures (cont’d) • New Military Superannuation Scheme • MSBS closed and a new superannuation scheme for new members from 1 July 2016. • Employer contributions will be 15.4% and 18% for periods of war-like service. • Death and disability will be the same
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures (cont’d) US Force Posture Initiative • The cost will be met from within the existing Defence budget and are still under negotiation.
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Variations Foreign Exchange • Foreign Exchange is provided to Defence on a no-win, no-loss basis.
Defence 2014-15 Budget Election Commitments - Administered Fair indexation of Defence Superannuation • From 1 July 2014, DFRB and DFRDB improved indexation arrangements.
Defence 2014-15 Budget Growing the Defence Budget to 2% of GDP Within a Decade • The Government remains committed to growing the Defence budget to 2% of GDP within a decade.
Defence 2014-15 Budget Questions?
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures (cont’d) Major Savings
Defence 2014-15 Budget Other Budget Measures (cont’d) Minor Savings