RIPE NCC Budget 2009

RIPE NCC

Document ID: ripe-440
Date: December 2008
Obsoletes: ripe-427

The Internet industry will be going through a period of change as the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses draws nearer. This is reflected in the development of policies and service introductions related to this issue, some of which are expected to increase the workload for the RIPE NCC in the coming years.

As a result of this, the budgeted costs for 2009 are 18% higher than the budgeted costs for 2008. This is a result of the increased staff levels and greater operational expenses necessary to support the expected increase in the RIPE NCC’s workload.

RIPE NCC Statement of Income & Expenditure

In kEUR	Budget		Estimate	Difference
Income	2009	2008	2008	09/B 08	09/08
Service Fees	14,457	12,012	13,200	2,445	1,257
End User Fees	199	-	-	199	199
RIPE Meeting	255	218	288	37	(33)
Other Income	255	206	160	49	95
Total Income	15,166	12,436	13,648	2,730	1,518
Expenditure
Personnel Expenses	8,232	7,776	7,791	456	441
General Operating Expenses	4,224	3,242	3,249	982	975
RIPE Meeting	606	539	715	67	109
Training Courses	399	315	315	84	84
Regional Meetings	190	138	115	52	75
Financial Expenses	85	70	80	15	5
Subtotal Operational Expenses	13,736	12,080	12,265	1,656	1,471
Miscellaneous Expenses	248	250	(1,340)	(2)	1,588
Depreciation	1,307	596	840	711	467
Total Expenses	15,291	12,926	11,765	2,365	3,526
Surplus/Deficit before interest income	(125)	(490)	1,883	365	(2,008)
Interest Income	855	517	740	338	115
Surplus / Deficit	730	27	2,623	703	(1,893)

Development of RIPE NCC Reserves

The table below summarises the RIPE NCC’s capital development. The capital consists of the RIPE NCC reserves including the surplus/deficit for the year at issue.

Note: *The capital in 2007 includes the member rebate of EUR 2.5 million.

**The total expenses 2008 include a pay back from the Personnel Fund of EUR 1.5 million

Expenses per Activity

Overall, expense levels increase in 2009. For Membership Services, this increase is a result of enhanced registry services, such as Internet Number Resource Certification, and an increased focus on data quality. The increase in expenses for Coordination Activities is mainly due to an increased External Relations effort for which a Public Relations agency has been engaged.

One of the RIPE NCC’s key development areas for 2009 is to improve the Information Services it offers. In order to provide improved services, expense levels and investments in this area will be increased. This will also allow the RIPE NCC to extend its service portfolio and make its Information Services more useful to a wider variety of users.

The table below shows new or significantly developed activities for 2009. The figure presented is the direct allocated costs and does not include an overhead or management fee.

Income and Fees per Billing Category (Based on the Charging Scheme 2009)

Note: Income received from new members is estimated on the basis of the budgeted number of new Local Internet Registries (LIRs) per month multiplied by the pro rata annual service fee.