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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3138 ..
(b) Whether all the funds appropriated in this Act were used by 30 June 2002.
(c) If not, what has happened to the funds left over.
Mr Quinlan: The answer to the member's question is as follows:
(a) The projects funded by the Appropriation Act 2001-02 (No 3) subsection 3, section 6, are as follows:
Name of Project | Amount ($) |
Low alcohol subsidy | $700,000 |
GSA Refund to Clubs | $180,000 |
First Home Owners Grant | $4,707,000 |
Total | $5,587,000 |
Source: page 90 of 2002-03 Budget Paper No 4
(b) The use and balance of the funds appropriated, as at 30 June 2002, are as follows:
Name of Project | Amount Used ($) | Balance of Appropriation ($) | Amount Required / Committed ($) |
Low alcohol subsidy | $0 | $700,000 | $700,000 |
GATT Refund to Clubs | $139,000 | $41,000 | $0 |
First Home Owner Grant | $3,275,000 | $1,432,000 | $0 |
Low alcohol subsidy - The appropriation for low alcohol subsidy was increased to $700k to meet a number of outstanding claims received by the ACT Revenue Office which were expected to be paid in 2001-2002. These claims are under investigation by the ACT Revenue Office and have as yet not been paid. The amount in outstanding claims is approximately $1.346m. Additional appropriation for an amount of $0.646m may be required for the outstanding balance.
The full amount of GATT refunds to clubs and first home owner grants was not required. The actual expenditure compared to original estimates is outlined in the table above. The original estimates were based on the estimated number of applications for the year.
(c) The balance of the appropriation not spent is no longer required and will be returned to the Territory.
Supplementary appropriation
(Question No 261)
Mr Humphries asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 28 August 2002:
Can the Chief Minister advise that the amount of $1,886,000 appropriated in the Appropriation Act 2001-2002 (No 3) subsection 1, section 6:
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