Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Barbados Investment ...
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<strong>Notes</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong><br />
March 31, 2009<br />
(Expressed in <strong>Barbados</strong> dollars)<br />
14. Special Technical Assistance Fund (STA)<br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
Balance at beginning of year 5,960,946 10,609,282<br />
Received from Government during the year for Special<br />
Technical Assistance <strong>to</strong> the manufacturing sec<strong>to</strong>r (note 19) 4,000,000 2,982,522<br />
Disbursements from STA (6,047,207) (7,630,858)<br />
Balance at end of year 3,913,739 5,960,946<br />
Represented by:<br />
Cash at bank (note 4) 1,130,030 5,989,203<br />
Amount <strong>to</strong> be reimbursed from the Corporation’s capital account 1,500,000 -<br />
Other – Timing differences 1,283,709 (28,257)<br />
3,913,739 5,960,946<br />
15. Deferred revenue grant<br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
Balance at beginning and end of year - 79,581<br />
The grant relates <strong>to</strong> funds made available by the European Development Fund (EDF) <strong>to</strong> the former BEPC for financing certain projects agreed with the EDF.<br />
16. Capital contributed by Government of <strong>Barbados</strong><br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
Balance at beginning and end of year 7,504,087 7,504,087<br />
The balance represents capital appropriations from Government for the purchase of land vested in the Corporation by the Government.<br />
17. Retail gross profit<br />
The amount represents the gross profit earned by the subsidiary on the sale of handicraft items.<br />
2009 2008<br />
$ $<br />
Sales 671,647 539,135<br />
Cost of sales (172,957) (291,287)<br />
Retail Gross Profit 498,690 247,848<br />
BARBADOS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2009 43