2.4 In-year Budget Expenditure Variance

Estimate $m

Actual $m

Variance $m

Variance Factor

Explanation

FMS

The end of financial year expenditure of $7.3m against a budget of $12.3m resulted in an end of financial year underspend of $4.9m, which is primarily due to lower payments than expected for Australian Industry work, better foreign exchange conditions than expected and lower payments for the USA Yearly Expenditure Program work.

(2.0)

Overseas Industry

(2.9)

Local Industry

Brought Forward

Cost Savings

FOREX Variation

Commonwealth Delays

12.2

7.3

(4.9)

Total Variance