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
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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.