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Guidance document outlining principles, recommended rates, and institutional practices for selecting and applying discount rates in Australian public sector cost-benefit analysis, including distinctions between social and economic infrastructure and treatment of uncertainty.
Document Type:
Guidance note
Subject:
Discount rates in cost-benefit analysis
Topic:
Economic evaluation of public sector investments
Country:
Australia
Institutions Referenced:
Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF); Infrastructure Australia; Productivity Commission
Applicable To:
Business cases; Regulatory Impact Statements; Legislation Impact Assessments; Infrastructure appraisals
Recommended Real Discount Rates:
4 per cent; 7 per cent; sensitivity testing at 4 and 10 per cent
Approach Endorsed:
Opportunity cost of capital
Key Concepts:
Social time preference; Opportunity cost of capital; Real and nominal discount rates; Sensitivity analysis
Referenced Publications:
Economic Evaluation for Business Cases – Technical Guidelines (2013); Infrastructure Australia Assessment Framework (2018); Victorian Guide to Regulation Toolkit 2 (2014); Valuing the Future: the Social Discount Rate in Cost-Benefit Analysis (2010)
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Note:
Date
Theme:
Banking, Finance
Document Type:
Application Form
Organization:
AmBank (M) Berhad
Target Audience:
Businesses engaged in trade transactions
Contextual Description:
A banking application form for creating and discounting Bankers Acceptance (BA) related to trade transactions involving tangible goods and genuine transfer of goods ownership.
Note:
Year
Theme:
Health Services
Document Type:
Policy
Organ / Institution:
Springfield Community Health Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discount Window Lending Agreement Instructions Operating Circular 10
Note:
Year
Organ / Institution:
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Year:
2018
Region / City:
UK
Topic:
Pensions accounting, Discount Rates
Document Type:
Analytical Report
Author:
Aon Hewitt
Target Audience:
Companies, Auditors
Period of Application:
As of December 31, 2017
Approval Date:
March 2018
Date of Changes:
N/A
Year:
2016
Region / City:
Not specified
Subject:
Payment plans, Discounts, Financial counseling
Document Type:
Policy Statement
Organ / Institution:
Hospital
Author:
T. Martinez, M. Prante
Target Audience:
Patients, Hospital staff
Period of Validity:
Indefinite
Approval Date:
03/2016
Revision Dates:
04/23/18, 1/16/2019, 04/23/18, 1/23/2019
Changes:
None listed
Year:
2023
Region / city:
Chelmsford
Theme:
Council Tax, Disability, Mental Health
Document type:
Application Form
Organization / institution:
Chelmsford City Council
Author:
Chelmsford City Council
Target audience:
People with severe mental impairment and their caregivers
Period of validity:
Not specified
Date of approval:
Not specified
Date of amendments:
Not specified
Year:
2024-25
Wage inflation:
4.250
Discount rates:
4.203
Source:
Treasury Corporation of Victoria – Interest Rates – Indicative Mid Rates of Australian Government Securities - Yieldbroker
Date of Issue:
1 July 2025
Region:
Australia
Topic:
Long Service Leave, Wage Inflation, Discount Rates
Document Type:
Policy Update
Authority:
Treasury Corporation of Victoria
Target Audience:
Employers, Financial Officers
Period of Applicability:
2024-2025
Context:
Provides updated wage inflation and discount rates to calculate long service leave liabilities in line with the 2025-26 budget forecasts.
Year:
2023
Region / City:
Reeves County, Texas
Topic:
Financial Assistance Program
Document Type:
Policy
Organization:
Reeves County Hospital District
Author:
Reeves County Hospital District
Target Audience:
Patients, families, social services staff, and healthcare providers
Effective Period:
Ongoing, subject to annual review
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Last Update:
2023
Project Name:
Prostap Purchasing
Implementation Date:
June 2015
Review Date:
June 2016
Project Lead:
Kim Dodd
Supplier:
Takeda
Supplier Contact:
Lee Fisher – Customer Account Specialist
Contact Telephone:
07920 836953
Contact Email:
[email protected]
Organisation:
SWGP Ltd
Product:
Prostap DCS (Leuprorelin acetate)
Therapeutic Area:
Prostate cancer treatment
Clinical Context:
Interchangeable LHRHa therapy
Endorsing Bodies:
NICE; EAU; Mr D Lewis (Consultant Urologist, Warwick Hospital)
Comparator Product:
Zoladex (Goserelin)
Administration Method:
Subcutaneous injection (3-monthly and monthly formulations)
Needle Specification:
23 gauge needle (Prostap); 16 gauge needle (Zoladex)
Safety Feature:
Integrated needle guard in line with EU Directive 2013
NHS List Price (3-monthly):
£225.72
NHS List Price (monthly):
£75.24
Discount Offered:
25% discount on NHS list price
Ordering Process:
Registration with Clarity dtp required; orders placed via Clarity dtp wholesalers
Dispensing Notes:
Two dispensing fees applicable; product supplied in liquid and powder components for reconstitution
Reimbursement Basis:
Dependent on dispensing status and number of items claimed (sliding scale)
Subject:
Mathematics
Field:
Finance Mathematics
Topic:
Simple Interest, Discount and Proceeds, Compound Interest
Chapter:
6.1–6.2
Document Type:
Textbook Chapter
Formulas Included:
Simple interest formula, discount formula, compound interest calculations
Key Concepts:
Principal, Present Value, Future Value, Accumulated Value, Maturity Value, Discount Rate, Effective Interest Rate
Examples Included:
Numerical worked examples with solutions
Currency Referenced:
United States Dollar (USD)
Educational Level:
Introductory Business/College Mathematics
Structure:
Explanations, formulas, worked examples, section summary
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Global
Topic:
Philosophy, Psychology
Document Type:
Research Article
Organization / Institution:
Not specified
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Researchers, Philosophers, Psychologists
Period of Action:
Not specified
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Document Type:
Business Plan Template
Business Name:
The Discount Pharmacy
Prepared By:
Jane Smith
Contact Email:
[email protected]
Address:
1234 Main St., Anywhere, OR 12345
Industry:
Pharmacy
Target Market:
Self-paying prescription customers; mail order customers; local walk-in customers; adults over 55
Geographic Focus:
Oregon; United States; Canada (competitive context)
Funding Requirement:
$115,000
Projected Profitability:
Year 3
Investment Payback Period:
End of Year 4
Business Model:
Low-cost retail and mail-order pharmacy
Key Strategy:
Cost leadership through operational efficiencies and limited in-store services
Distribution Channels:
Retail storefront; mail order
Advertising Channels:
A.A.R.P. monthly newsletter; The Oregonian newspaper
Staffing Plan:
One pharmacist; pharmaceutical technicians
Confidentiality Status:
Confidential
Note:
Year
Target Audience:
SMGA Members
Year:
2022
Region / City:
United Kingdom
Topic:
Patient Access Scheme
Document Type:
Application Form
Organization / Institution:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Author:
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Target Audience:
Applicants wishing to change an approved patient access scheme
Effective Period:
Indefinite
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Description:
Template for submitting a request to change an approved simple discount patient access scheme, including details of the proposed changes and required declarations.
Year:
2025-2026
Region / City:
United States
Topic:
School Nutrition Program Reimbursement Rates
Document Type:
Official Government Publication
Agency / Institution:
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Author:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Target Audience:
School Food Authorities, Educational Institutions
Effective Period:
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Approval Date:
Not specified
Amendment Date:
Not specified
Contextual Description:
Official reimbursement rates for various school nutrition programs in the U.S. for the school year 2025-2026, including National School Lunch, School Breakfast, and Afterschool Care Snack Programs.
Year:
2025-2026
Region / City:
Oregon
Theme:
Child Nutrition Programs
Document Type:
Rates and Reimbursement Information
Organization / Institution:
Oregon Department of Education
Author:
Oregon Department of Education
Target Audience:
School Food Authorities, Public School Sponsors
Period of Effect:
July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
Not specified
Year:
2026
Region / City:
Texas
Topic:
Comparative Medicine Program, cost recovery
Document Type:
Program Update
Institution:
Texas A&M University
Author:
Dr. Robert Rose, Dr. Jonathon Bova
Target Audience:
Researchers, Faculty Investigators
Effective Period:
FY26 and beyond
Approval Date:
Not specified
Date of Changes:
FY26
Contextual Description:
Program update detailing changes to per diem rates and cost recovery initiatives at the Comparative Medicine Program at Texas A&M University.
Year:
2025
Region / City:
Victoria
Subject:
Employment, Salary Review
Document Type:
Announcement
Agency:
Department of Education and Training, Victoria
Author:
Fair Work Commission
Target Audience:
School Council Employees, Schools
Effective Period:
From 1 July 2025
Approval Date:
3 June 2025
Changes Date:
21 July 2025
Year:
2025
Region:
Victoria, Australia
Subject:
Kindergarten funding
Document type:
Funding rates table
Issuing authority:
Victorian Government Department of Education
Funding scope:
Funded three-year-old and four-year-old kindergarten programs
Program duration:
15 hours per week
Applicable services:
Sessional kindergarten services, long day care services, independent schools
Funding categories:
Core funding, Free Kinder funding, supplementary funding, early years management grants
Copyright holder:
State of Victoria
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International