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 2011/12 financial year. A total of $115.751 million is appropriated for the Official Statistics - Multi Class Output Appropriation (MCOA) comprising the following outputs:
- a total of $17.685 million for Coordination of Government statistical activities
- a total of $37.899 million for Economic and Business statistical information services
- a total of $60.167 million for Population, Social and Labour Force statistical information services.
A Multi-year Appropriation (MYA) 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 was appropriated for the 2011 Census. For 2011/12 $11.011 million has been transferred from the MYA to the Official Statistics Multi Class Output Appropriation, following the decision to defer the 2011 Census. The 2011/12 figures do not include any budgeted costs for performing a future Census, as at the time of preparing this document a decision on a future Census has not been made.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Statistics in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
