Chapter 1 - Finance
                       
Table 1.19 MOD Operations and Peacekeeping Costs1
This table shows a breakdown of the net operating and capital costs for the three main Operations alongside the Departmental Allocation for this year and the outturn for 2007/08. These costs cover the net additional costs (both direct and indirect) incurred by MOD as a result of major military operations: that is, those costs over and above those that the Department would have incurred had the operation not been undertaken. For example, expenditure on wages and salaries or savings from cancelled training exercises are deducted from the total cost of the operation.

Current Prices (£ million)
  Iraq   Afghanistan   Balkans
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
Operating Cost (by area)                      
Direct Costs:                      
Service Manpower 93 98 100   79 85 49   3 2 11
Civilian Manpower 15 14 15   8 9 4   2 2 5
Infrastructure costs 109 130 83   163 149 101   8 8 13
Equipment support 357 278 206   220 200 112   3 1 6
Other costs and services 162 162 137   153 160 89   10 7 14
Income2 5 4 5   18 11 (2)   (1) (1) (10)
Stock consumption 263 237 218   237 301 164   6 6 15
                       
Indirect costs:                      
Stock write off / (write-on) 2 - -   6 4 -   - - -
Provisions 4 5 6   - - -   - (1) 1
Depreciation, amortisation (including UOR3) and fixed asset write off 169 119 14   197 143 39   - - -
Cost of capital 24 8 3   22 9 2   - - -
                       
Total Operating Costs 1 203 1 055 787   1 102 1 071 560   31 26 55
                       
  Iraq   Afghanistan   Balkans
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
  Total
Departmental
Allocation
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2007-08
Total
Outturn
2006-07
Capital cost (by area)                      
Capital addition (including UOR and Recuperation 445 403 169   547 433 178   - - 1
                       
Total by Operation 1 648 1 457 956   1 649 1 504 738   31 26 56
Source: MOD Annual Report & Accounts
1. Excludes programme expenditure grouped in either the African or Global pools.
2. Positive figures on the income line represent the cost of income foregone (loss of receipts) as a result of conducting operations (eg food and     accommodation receipts in respect of deployed personnel). Negative figures (figures in brackets) on the income line represent income generated on     operations (e.g. support to other nations in respect of catering and medical services).
3. UOR = Urgent Operational Requirements.