Budget proposals of the association of African trade promotion organizations

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UNITED NATIONS

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1974

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR _AFRICA ORGANIZATION OF .I~IT.TY

F i r s t Meeting cf t h e General Assembly of t h e Association of African Wade

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Promotion Organizations

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Tangier, 2

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⁶ September 1974

BUDGElP PROPOSBLS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAlP TRADE PROPImIoN ORGANIZATIOlJS

(submitted by t h e Aci£i£-d Conmitt ee of t h e Association of African Trade P r m o t i o n Organizations t o t h e General Amernb~y)

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1 Table 1

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^Summary of Budget &timates 1975-1976

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Table I1 -Personnel Salary Expenditure

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Table 111

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Travel Expenditure Estimates

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-Equipment a d 12isceilaneous Expenditure-

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I n t r o d u ~ t o p y Note

The budget proposals have been P r e p a r e d t a k i n g i n t o account the.work progr$me and 3 r i o r i t i e c of t h e ~ s s o c i a t i o n . The proposed staff s t r e n g t h is

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t h e minimum required t o make t h e s e c r e t a r i a l effective. S a l a r i e s a r e based on OAU s c a l e t o be adjusted by United Nations allowances. It i s a s s u m e d t h a t during t h e i n i t i a l period, the bulk of research work and

s t u d i e s w i l l be undertaken by the ECA(Africa Trade centre) and t h e . . ^,

Organization of African Unity,

Table I: Sumna.r.y of Budget Sstimates 1975-1476

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( i n US d o l l a r s )

Description of Items

1975

^{' 1976}

1. Personal s a l a r y expenditures

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^{50,400 124,000}

2. Travel expenditure estimates o

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^{26,000 66,300}

3. ,Equipment and miscellaneous expenditure

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^{17,300 9,400}

TOTAL 93,700 199,700

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Table 11: Personnel Salary Expenditure

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Level Man- 1975 1976 ^P

Description of Post

hbnths 1. Professional Category

(i ) Secretary-General D.1

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^{10,000 20,000}

(ii ) Senior &onomis& P.4/5 l2

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^14,500

(iii) Economist p a 3 12

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^8,500

( i v ) Translator P. 1/2 12

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^7,000

(v) Administrative Officer P. 1/2 l2

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7,000

2. General Service Category

(i) Senior Secretary GS.8

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_2,000

_{4 ,m}

(ii) Bilingual ~ e c r e t a r ~ ( l o c a 1 ) 12

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_2,800

(iii) Bilingual ~ e c r e t a r ~ ( ~ o c a 1 ) ~ ~ . 5 / 6 12

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_1,500

( i v ) Driver/h[essenger ( l o c a l )

~ ~ . 3 / 4

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(v) Office Cleaner ( l o c a l )

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GS"1/2 l2

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3.

Consultancy

Consultants

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p.

4/5

4.

Allowzincs

(i) Settlement grant 1,200 9,600

( i i ) Dependency allowance

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^6,500

( i i i ) Education grant

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^16,000

( i v ) Post Mjustaent (rent allowance) 19,800 10,800

5. Pension Fund Contribution 2,400 12,00

6. Life I n ~ u r a n c e Remium Group

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^1,200

7. Medical Insurance Group

- ^1,300

8. Staff Loans and Guarantees 2.4 .ooO

TCTAL 50,400 124,000

It i s essential t h a t the Secretary-General and Senior Secretary commence e a r l i e r t o undertake recruitment of the other s t a f f of the s e c r e t a r i a t . Senior Economist w i l l also act as Deputy t o the Secretary General.

It i s assumed t h a t consultancy services w i l l be provided by ECA and OAU as extra-budgetary sources.

The f i n a l sum w i l l be determined on the basis of r a t e s a t the location of the Headquarters. Current estiraates are based on Addis Ababa's rates.

Table I11 : Travel Zxpenditure Estimates

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Description of Travel

1975

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Travel t o take up f i - s t appointment (with family) 16,000 3,000 2. 'Travel f o r consultations with member S t a t e s of

ECA and OAU and other meetings

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^{10,000 15,000}

3. Travel f o r implementation of work programme

assignment a

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^{o o a}

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4. Travel t o s e r v i c e conferences and meetings of t h e

Association

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^14,500

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5. . . W v e l on Home Leave

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6* Hire of i n t e r p r e t e r s

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^18,500

8. Miscellaneous t r a v e l , e.g. l o c a l t r a v e l costs f o r

conference p a r t i c i p a n t s o *

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^{o * a 0}

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TOTAL 26,000

66,m

Home leave w i l l b e due i n 1977/1978

Table

IV:

F.quipment and Miscellaneous Ekpenditure

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Description of Items 1975 1976

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3. One duplicating machine ⁹ o a

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4. One d i t t o machine.

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^{a 0}

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One photocopying machine

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^{~ e . . 600}

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5. Ti ro calculating machines d e . . . a . o 900

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Four f i l i n g cabine a o e . * . . . . ,600 ^,

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8. S t a t i o n e ~ y .

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^{3,500 5.500}

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Lighting, heating and water

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^{500 13200}

l0. Repairs, maintenance and r e n t a l of vehicles and

equipment

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^{500 500}

11. Contingency Fund ( 5 per cent of b u d g e t ) d .

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Table

IV:

Fiq

-&.- urpment and Miscellanebu$ Exjxsditur&ntid)

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( i n US d o l l a r s )

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Description of Items

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^{1975 1976}

12. H o s p i t a l i t y .

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1,m

13. Rliscellaneous expenditure

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^{1,000 700}

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Insurance of vehicles

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^{500 500}

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^' Auditors Fees

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_{TOTAL 171300 9,400}

Made up of 3 e l e c t r i c typewriters and 1 long c a r r i a g e (manual typewriter).

. ?ne f o r P.&in5strative Finance Officer and one f o r general use by

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.professional 'stafs, _{. .}

CJ To be calculated a f t e r f i n a l budget has been approved.

Including punchers, s t a p l e r s , ash-trays

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c a r p e t f o r Secretary-General' s

o f f i c e , etcc . .

g ' ' ~ o . ' l j e .p~.ovided by E A / O A U under Consoltancy Service,

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