The Minister's or Minister's of State operating budget covers all operating expenditures related to the conduct of portfolio or other official government business, whether incurred by exempt staff or departmental staff in the Minister's office or exempt staff in the Minister's of State office. Expenditures include:

(a) gifts, travel, hospitality and other services;

(b) share of Ministers' Regional Offices common costs;

(d) relocation of exempt staff (on appointment only);

(e) office furniture and furnishings for Ministers, Ministers of State and their Private Secretaries that are over and above normal departmental standards;

(f) fees for professional outplacement services;

(g) cost of professional and temporary help services; and

(h) all other expenses.

C. Departmental staff salaries budget

Salaries including overtime, equalisation pay and bilingual bonuses for departmental staff in the Minister's and Minister's of State office will be charged to the department's salary budget.

D. Other costs related to exempt staff personnel

Other costs related to exempt staff personnel include maternity leave payments (Supplemental Employment Benefit), severance pay will be funded centrally, as they are for Public Service employees.

C.6 Total budgets

A. Ministers' offices

	$
Budget for exempt staff salaries	828,000
Operating budget	550,000
Budget for departmental staff salaries Students	480,000 27,000

NOTE: Ministers may transfer up to $100,000 from the budget for exempt staff salaries to the operating budget or vice versa (see Part 2 Financial Management, section 4.2 - Transferring Funds).

B. Ministers' of State offices

	$
Budget for exempt staff salaries	305,000
Operating budget Budget for departmental staff salaries	200,000 190,000

NOTE: Ministers of State may transfer up to $50,000 from the budget for exempt staff salaries to the operating budget or vice versa (see Part 2 Financial Management, section 4.2 - Transferring funds).

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