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Statement of Non-Departmental Expenditure and Appropriations

- for the Year Ended 30 June 2009

Vote: Veterans’ Affairs – Defence Force

30 Jun 08
Actual
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Description 30 Jun 09
Main Estimates
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30 Jun 09
Supplementary Estimates
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30 Jun 09
Section 26A
Changes
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30 June 09
Total Appropriation
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30 Jun 09
Actual
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  Non-Departmental Output Classes          
745 Development & Maintenance of Services Cemeteries 746 746 - 746 605
963 Support for Veterans and Their Families 2,027 1,577 - 1,577 1,544
1,708 Total Non-Departmental Output Appropriations 2,773 2,323 - 2,323 2,149
  Other Expenses to be Incurred by the Crown        -  
1,187 Ex Gratia Payments - 800 - 800 598
- Debt Write-down for Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses - 250 - 250 15
1,187 Total Other Expenses to be Incurred by the Crown - 1,050 - 1,050 613
  Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses to be Incurred by the Crown         -  
- War Disablement Pensions - 144,059 - 144,059 124,956
- Medical Treatment - 22,476 - 22,476 19,181
- Interest Concessions for Land and Buildings - 46 -  46 37
- Total Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses to be Incurred by the Crown Appropriations - 166,581 -  166,581 144,174
2,895 Total Non-Departmental Expenditure 2,773 169,954 - 169,954 146,936

Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand is responsible for making payments for services supplied under the above non-departmental output class and on behalf of the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, for monitoring the performance of non-departmental providers.

Cabinet agreed to provide ex-gratia payments of $0.800 million (2008 $1.680m) to eligible veterans, spouses, natural children and their families, as set out in the provisions of the Viet Nam Veterans package.

Statement of Non-Departmental Unappropriated Expenditure for the Year Ended 30 June 2009

There was expenditure outside the scope of the appropriation for Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses (War Disablement Pensions) of $0.027 million due to the relocation of the administration of the War Disablement Pensions from the Ministry of Social Development.

There was unappropriated expenditure for Other Expenses (Ex Gratia Payments) of $0.243 million due to payments made prior to an approval of an expense transfer from 2007/08 to 2008/09.

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

This page was last reviewed on 1 October 2009, and is current.