MAIN HEADING: POLICY DEVELOPMENT - VOTE 109

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT - VOTE 109

The strategy carried out under this vote focuses on providing innovative, comprehensive and evidence-based policy development and advice. Policy Development includes the ministry’s food safety, animal health, environmental, economic, and rural development, policy analysis, strategic policy/planning and intergovernmental relations and trade. This strategy also includes legislation and program development, and managing funding for farm business risk management programs and the ministry’s governance and accountability responsibilities with Agricorp.

VOTE SUMMARY
($)
ITEM #	ITEM	Estimates 2013-14	Estimates 2012-13	Difference Between 2013-14 and 2012-13	Actual 2011-12
	OPERATING EXPENSE
1	Policy Development	16,949,500	16,898,800	50,700	15,660,731
	TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE TO BE VOTED	16,949,500	16,898,800	50,700	15,660,731
	Total Operating Expense	16,949,500	16,898,800	50,700	15,660,731

Standard Account by Item and Sub-items
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VOTE -ITEM #	STANDARD ACCOUNT BY ITEM AND SUB-ITEMS
	OPERATING EXPENSE
109-1	Policy Development
	Salaries and wages	10,627,300
	Employee benefits	1,517,700
	Transportation and communication	554,400
	Services	4,099,800
	Supplies and equipment	150,300
	Total Operating Expense to be Voted	16,949,500
	Total Operating Expense for Policy Development	16,949,500