Vote Pacific Island Affairs
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Pacific Island Affairs (M50)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF PACIFIC ISLAND AFFAIRS: Minister of Pacific Island Affairs
Overview of the Vote
The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2010/11 financial year covering the following:
Departmental Appropriations
- A total of $6.295 million (100% of the Vote) for the purchase of policy advice, monitoring and piloting of innovative programmes, to provide and receive information from the Pacific communities and facilitate links between communities and other Government agencies and servicing of the Minister's Advisory Council.
Non-Departmental Appropriations
- A total of $1.156 million on the provision of business advice, information, support and education relating to business development, provided by the Pacific Business Trust.
- A total of $1 million supporting Economic Development programmes run in Auckland.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Pacific Island Affairs in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
