Overview expenses relating to mandatory expenditures for AOB members, administration internships, print materials, energy and other expenditure. In addition, the AOB also makes total transfer payments of EUR 868,000 towards the pensions of former AOB members and of widows of former AOB members. Finally, EUR 95,000 remained for expenditures for property, plant and equipment and EUR 26,000 for advance payments of salaries. A budget of EUR 1,450,000 was planned to allow the AOB to meet its new competences according to OPCAT from 1 July 2012 and to pay the AOB‘s commissions and Human Rights Advisory Council in 2013. Approximately EUR 1,148,029 were budgeted for remuneration and travel costs for the members of the commissions (six months in 2012: EUR 574,000) and around EUR 95,000 for the Human Rights Advisory Council (six months in 2012: EUR 50,000). EUR 200,000 (six months in 2012: EUR 100,000) were available for commission workshops and for the AOB‘s employees working in the OPCAT sector, as well as for statements of opinion. Federal budget statement of the AOB (in millions of Euros) 2013 - Cash flow statement 2012 - Federal budget estimate 10,209 9,278 Personell costs General administrative costs 2013 2012 2013 2012 5,592 4,925 3,628 3,460 Transfers 2013 2012 0,868 0,808 Property, plant and equipment, advanced salary payments 2013 2012 0,121 0,085 Comment: Comparaitve values from 2012 were incorporated into the new budget structure and are therefore only comparable to a limited extend 73 established positions 18 In early 2013, the AOB cut down on another established post and now has a total of 73 established posts in the personnel plan of the Federal Government. If parttime staff and staff with limited weekly hours, interns and delegates from other local bodies are included, an average of 90 people work at the AOB. This figure does not include the 48 members of the six commissions nor the 34 members and substitute members of the AOB‘s Human Rights Advisory Council.