Summary of our performance of portfolio budget programs.
CSIRO receives approximately 59 per cent of its operating revenue in appropriation funding from the Federal Budget.
Our commitment to the parliament and people of Australia, set out in the 2012–13 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), is to contribute to the following outcome1:
Innovative scientific and technological solutions to national challenges and opportunities to benefit industry, the environment and the community, through scientific research and capability development, services and advice.
Fundamental to this outcome is our focus on:
This is achieved through the following five programs:
The following sections provide a report against the deliverables and key performance indicators specified for each Program in the PBS. Table 2.2 outlines a summary of CSIRO consolidated financial performance by PBS Program.
Actual3 | PBS 2012–13 Budget4 |
Variance | |
---|---|---|---|
Government revenue | 733.8 | 736.8 | -3.0 |
External revenue | 501.0 | 482.9 | 18.1 |
Other revenue | 5.5 | 0.00 | 5.5 |
Total revenue | 1,240.3 | 1,219.7 | 20.6 |
Program 1 – National Research Flagships | 599.7 | 575.0 | 24.7 |
Program 2 – Core Research and Services | 480.4 | 508.2 | -27.8 |
Program 3 – Science Outreach: Education and Scientific Publishing | 32.1 | 37.7 | -5.6 |
Program 4 – National Research Infrastructure: Facilities and Collections | 143.0 | 123.6 | 19.4 |
Program 5 – Science and Industry Endowment Fund | 26.1 | 23.6 | 2.5 |
Total expenses | 1,281.4 | 1,268.1 | 13.3 |
This graph shows actual program expenditure by percentage and is summarised as:
Figure 2.7: Actual expenditure
Show text descriptionFigure 2.7: Actual expenditure