Vote Statistics
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Statistics (M67)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Statistics New Zealand
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND: Minister of Statistics
Overview of the Vote
The Minister of Statistics is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2010/11 financial year. A total of $89.117 million is appropriated for the Official Statistics - Multi Class Output Appropriation (MCOA) comprising the following outputs:
• a total of $13.964 million for Coordination of Government statistical activities
• a total of $30.809 for Economic and Business statistical information services
• a total of $44.344 million for Population, Social and Labour Force statistical information services.
A Multi-year Appropriation was established from 1 July 2007 to provide for flexibility in planning for the 2011 Census of Population and Dwellings as a single programme over the five year cycle. A total of $88.606 million has been appropriated for the 2011 Census. Actual expenditure for 2007/08 was $2.043 million and for 2008/09 was $6.901 million. It is expected that $12.519 million will be spent in 2009/10 and $55.549 million in 2010/11, leaving a balance of $11.594 million for the remainder of the 2011 Census 5 year programme.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Statistics in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
