Advance to the Finance Minister – section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003 (No. 3 of 2002-2003) (Cth)

ADVANCE TO THE FINANCE MINISTER – SECTION 12 OF APPROPRIATION ACT (No. 2) 2002-2003

I, Phil Bowen, General Manager, Budget Group, Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to Section 12 of Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003, hereby determine that the appropriation item listed in Column 1 for the agency listed in Column 2 be increased by the amount listed in Column 3.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Appropriation Item	Agency	Amount
$
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2002-2003	Department of the Treasury	1,130,768
Specific Payments to the States and Territories – Outcome 2
Effective government spending and taxation             arrangements

Phil Bowen   No. 3 of 2002-2003

18 December 2002