Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2013/14 to 2015/16 Consultation on: Draft three-year service plan Proposed levy rates Needs assessment
Outline of Presentation • The consultation document – Draft service plan 2013/14 to 2015/16 (the draft strategy) – Proposed levy rates – The needs assessment • How to make a submission • The process from here • Questions / comments?
Consultation document - draft service plan • This is the draft strategy • The context is the six-year strategic plan 2010/11-2015/16 • Takes account of the needs assessment • Ministry seeking funding of $55.3m – virtually no change • But changes are proposed within service lines.
The four service lines 13/14 14/15 15/16 Total to Total to ($m) ($m) ($m) 30.6.16 30.6.13 Public health 6.8 6.9 6.8 20.5 20.8 services Intervention 8.3 8.6 8.4 25.3 25.5 services Research contracts 3.1 2.4 1.1 6.6 6.1 Ministry operating 0.96 0.98 1.0 2.9 2.9 Total 19.2 18.8 17.3 55.3 55.4
Public health services 1 • Overall $20.5m; minus $340k • Primary prevention $14.2m – Minus $770k, but = current spend – Test market; align FTE rate with other public health services • Workforce development $480k – Plus $120k; to lift competencies • Awareness and education $5.04m – Plus $600k; HPA for a venue component.
Public health services 2 • National coordination $390k – Minus $375k; seeking efficiencies • Conference support $220k – Plus $80k; two international conferences this three-year period • Audit $150k; no change.
Intervention services 1 • Overall $25.3m; minus $225k • Helpline services $3.3m – Minus $1.29m; seeking efficiencies • Psychosocial interventions $21.2m – Plus $1.1m; to fund appropriate level of service given current demand.
Intervention services 2 • Data collection & reporting $45k – Minus $130k; moved in-house • Workforce development $580k – Plus $40k; to lift competencies • Audit $200k – Plus $50k; intervention larger than public health.
Research & Ministry operating costs • Research & evaluation $6.6m – Plus $480k; frontloaded for large projects & additional components • Ministry operating costs $2.9m – Same as last time – Absorbs data costs – Increases towards end of three- year period to develop strategy.
Proposed levy rates • Levy requirement $53.6m – $2m less than current period – Largely due to forecast over-collect • Proposed weighting 30/70 expenditure/presentations – Ministers have previously opted for 10/90.
Rates and $ (GST Excl.) NCGMs Casinos NZRB NZLC Proposed 1.20 0.71 0.62 0.40 Rate Expected $ $32.2m $10.6m $5.2m $5.5m Rate to 1.48 0.72 0.51 0.34 30.6.13 $ to 30.6.13 $36.8m $10.3m $4.3m $4.0m
Making a submission • Written submissions; close 5pm Friday 7 September after that date, not in the analysis • (Preferred:) Email to gamblingharm@moh.govt.nz • Or post to: Derek Thompson Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm Submissions Ministry of Health PO Box 5013 Wellington.
Process from here • 7 September submissions close • Analysis and revision • 28 September to Ministers and Gambling Commission • 9 November Gambling Commission meeting • April 2013 Cabinet decisions • 1 July 2013 start of new service plan & levy.
Thank you Questions & comments?
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