Page 9 - Annual report - Araf 2014

OUR OPERATION, OUR MISSIONS, OUR ROLE
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5. ARAF’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES
They come from a duty paid to SNCF Réseau (the infrastructure manager) by the railway undertakings and amounts to 3.7 thousandth of the duties for using the French national railway network.
Since Araf had a high working capital in 2014, it suggested that its excess resources would exceptionally go
to the railway undertakings. After deliberation, the board suggested that the 2014 ixed duty would be set to zero. The government approved.
Araf’s budget is capped
at €11 million pursuant to the 2015 budget Act so as to support Araf’s build-up after by the Railway Act reform.
As a reminder, since Araf is an independent public body, it is inancially independent, yet subject to auditing by the national Court of Auditors.
Operating expenditure from 2011 to 2014
(in million euros)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
2011 2012
Depreciation charge, amortizations and provisions
Other day-to-day management costs
Staff costs (salaries, social contributions, etc.)
Taxes, levies and other charges (salary tax, property tax, etc.)
Other external services (PR, travel costs, training, cleaning, etc.)
2013 2014
External services (rents and hires charges, cleaning, maintenance, insurance, documentation material, etc.)
Procurement (research studies, admin. material, power, etc.)
Missions
3%
Investments
6%
Staff costs 64%
Breakdown of 2014 budget
Studies 4%
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Araf 2014 annual report
Other operating charges 23%
Araf‘s budget
11 M€