How much, if anything, has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82114 International Other Travel Expenses for Hon Todd McClay’s trip to Brazil in October 2024 so far and what variance, if any, was there from the budgeted amount for other travel expenses for the trip?

Answer

$23,137.35 has been charged to Ministerial Services code 82114 for this trip to date. I am advised by Ministerial Services that this figure is overstated by $4,116 as expenses relating to another overseas trip taken by Hon McClay have been incorrectly attributed to this trip. This will be corrected for future reporting. I am advised that Ministerial Services records the total approved budget for the trip, not what has been budgeted against each category of spend. They are unable to provide information on variances (if any) for individual categories of expenditure.