THE WTO:
SECRETARIAT AND BUDGET
WTO Secretariat budget for 2003
The WTO derives most of the income for its annual budget from contributions by its Members. These are established according to a formula based on their share of international trade.
Miscellaneous
income is earned from rental fees and sales of WTO print and
electronic publications. The WTO also manages a number of trust funds,
which have been contributed by Members. These are used in support of
special activities for technical cooperation and training meant to
enable least-developed and developing countries to make better use of
the WTO and draw greater benefit from the multilateral trading system.
The WTO’s total budget for the year 2003 is as follows:
- Total WTO Budget for the year 2003: SF 154,954,350.
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Budget for the WTO Secretariat and the Appellate Body and its Secretariat for the year 2003
| SECTION |
2003 |
|
| Staff (Work/years) |
|
|
| (a) | Salary | 68,652,500 |
| (b) | Pensions | 13,645,300 |
| (c) | Other Common Staff costs | 13,195,400 |
|
Temporary Assistance |
16,540,580 | |
|
|
|
- |
|
Communications |
- | |
| (a) | Telecommunications | 754,500 |
| (b) | Postage charges | 1,587,000 |
|
Building Facilities |
||
| (a) | Rental | 292,400 |
| (b) | Utilities | 1,632,500 |
| (c) | Maintenance and Insurance | 1,068,000 |
|
Permanent Equipment |
3,697,600 | |
|
Expendable Equipment |
1,412,370 | |
|
Contractual Services |
- | |
| (a) | Reproduction | 1,445,800 |
| (b) | Office Automation / Informatics | 2,245,800 |
| (c) | Other | 321,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Staff Overhead Costs |
- | |
| (a) | Training | 480,000 |
| (b) | Insurance | 1,210,700 |
| (c) | Joint Services | 542,000 |
| (d) | Miscellaneous | 78,500 |
|
Missions |
- | |
| (a) | Official | 1,191,100 |
| (b) | Technical Co-operation | 1,383,200 |
| Trade Policy Training Courses | 4,297,500 | |
| Contribution to ITC | 15,374,000 | |
| Various | - | |
| (a) | Representation and Hospitality | 284,000 |
| (b) | Dispute Settlement Panels | 1,287,000 |
| (c) | Permanent Group of Experts/ Arbitration under GATS | - |
| (d) | Appellate Body | 618,200 |
| (e) | Library | 586,900 |
| (f) | Publications | 193,000 |
| Priced Publications | 37,000 | |
| (g) | Public Information Activities | 210,000 |
| (h) | External Auditors | 50,000 |
| (i) | Ministerial Meeting | 400,000 |
| (j) | ISO | 57,500 |
| (k) | Other | 83,000 |
|
Unforeseen Expenditure |
100,000 | |
| TOTAL | 154,954,350 | |