Pharmac staff and resourcing spend for 2021/22 and previous years
Thank you for your request dated 28 July 2022 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) for information relating to organizational spend in financial year 2021/22[1]. I am pleased to provide you with information in response to your questions below.
- How much did your organisation spend on social media advertising in total between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, and how does this compare to the previous five years?
See Table 1 below for details. - How much did your organisation spend on staff in total between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, and how does this compare to the previous five years?
See Table 2 below for details. - How much did your organisation spend on contractors/consultants in total between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022?
The total spend on contractors/consultants for 2021/22 was $672,805.
This is the total spend on salary and related costs for employees hired on a fixed-term contract-basis (ie internal contractors/consultants). This total does not include any costs for external contractors/consultants (if applicable).
Table 1: Spend on social media advertising between 1 July and 30 June of each year
| Spend on social media advertising (NZD) | |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 1,367.87 |
| 2020/21 | Nil |
| 2019/20 | Nil |
| 2018/19 | 153.21 |
| 2017/18 | 242.82 |
| 2016/17 | Nil |
Table 2: Spend on organisational salaries (and related costs) between 1 July and 30 June of each year
| Spend on organisational salaries* (NZD) | |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 17,854,000 |
| 2020/21[2] | 16,329,000 |
| 2019/20[3] | 14,863,000 |
| 2018/19[4] | 14,167,000 |
| 2017/18[5] | 13,195,000 |
| 2016/17[6] | 12,816,000 |
We trust that this information answers your queries. We are making our information more freely available, so we now publish selected OIA responses (excluding personal details) on our website. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this.
[1] Pharmac's financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June.
[2] Salaries and related costs (Note 2, Notes to the Financial Statements) from Pharmac Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2021 [PDF, 3.7 MB]
[3] Salaries and related costs (Note 2, Notes to the Financial Statements) from Pharmac Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 [PDF, 4.3 MB]
[4] Salaries and related costs (Note 2, Notes to the Financial Statements) from Pharmac Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2019 [PDF, 4.7 MB]
[5] Salaries and related costs (Note 1, Notes to the Financial Statements) from Pharmac Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2018 [PDF, 2.2 MB]
[6] Salaries and related costs (Note 1, Notes to the Financial Statements) from Pharmac Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017 [PDF, 1.3 MB]