Vote Tourism - Supplementary Estimates 2013/14

Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations#

Details of Appropriations#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.2 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

Mapping the Layout of the 2013/14 Supplementary Estimates to the Layout of the 2013/14 Estimates

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses

Policy Advice - Tourism (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $78,000 to $2.309 million for 2013/14. The decrease is a result of a $400,000 fiscally neutral adjustment to reflect the introduction of one cost allocation methodology following the establishment of MBIE and implementation of the organisation's management structure.

This decrease is offset by:

• $222,000 due to a fiscally neutral adjustment to support the Tourism Growth Partnership, and
• $100,000 due to an expense transfer from 2012/13 to reflect the timing in the work relating to the China Market Information project.

Tourism Data and Operational Policy, Ministerial Servicing and Crown Entity Monitoring (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased by $100,000 to $4.944 million for 2013/14. The increase is a result of a fiscally neutral adjustment to reflect the introduction of one cost allocation methodology following the establishment of MBIE and implementation of the organisation's management structure.

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses

Tourism Growth Partnership (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $1.909 million to $6.293 million for 2013/14. The decrease relates to:

• $2.403 million expense transfer to 2015/16 reflecting the delay in the last funding round to early 2014/15 due to a large number of proposals received and the additional time required for the selection panel to review these, and
• $222,000 fiscally neutral adjustment to departmental output expense: Policy Advice - Tourism appropriation to enable MBIE to meet the costs of the Tourism Growth Partnership.

These decreases are offset by an expense transfer of $716,000 from 2012/13 to reflect the delay in specific work on implementing recommendations arising from the China Market Review.

3.4 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses

National Cycleway Fund - Extension (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation increased by $4.794 million to $4.794 million for 2013/14. The increase relates to:

• $3.794 million expense transfer from 2012/13 to reflect the timing of contract commitments in the National Cycleway
• $500,000 transfer for Development West Coast to fund the higher than anticipated construction costs for three cycle trails in the region, and
• $500,000 funding to support the Nga Haerenga - the New Zealand Cycle Trail project.

New Zealand Cycle Trail Incorporated Seed Funding (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation was established during the 2013/14 financial year to support and provide short term funding for New Zealand Cycle Trail Incorporated. Funding was transferred from Non-Departmental Other Expense: Tourism Facilities Development Grants appropriation for $185,000.

Tourism Facilities Development Grants (M69)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation decreased by $267,000 to nil for 2013/14. The decrease relates to the transfer of the full year's appropriation to the newly established non-departmental other expense: New Zealand Cycle Trail Incorporated Seed Funding appropriation to establish and provide short term funding for New Zealand Cycle Trail Incorporated.