ACCC - Resourcing changes and AER transfer impact

Question

Looking at the budget papers, it looks like there is a reduction in funding by more than 20%. Is that correct? Looking at the Portfolio Budget Statement, at page 88, total resourcing falls from an estimated $596 million for this financial year to an estimated $477 million next financial year, a reduction of $119 million, or 20%. It also looks as though there is a reduction in ASL by around 17%. Is that correct? Looking at p 172 of Budget Paper 4, ASL is going from 1,765 to 1,468. A reduction of 297, or 17% of the workforce. I understand that part of these cuts are down to the transfer of the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to DCCEW. How much of the cuts are down to that transfer?

Answer

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Documents

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