❓ Opposition requested regular financial updates from the Treasurer, which was denied. The Treasurer cited a lack of information provided to him when he was Shadow Treasurer, but offered briefings before the midyear review.
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STATE BUDGET — FINANCIAL UPDATES
I have a supplementary question. Will the Treasurer agree to provide the opposition with similar regular updates in respect of the state government’s expense and revenue forecast? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
I have a supplementary question. Will the Treasurer agree to provide the opposition with similar regular updates in respect of the state government’s expense and revenue forecast? Mr T.R. BUSWELL
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The short answer is no. I was never provided with that information during my time as shadow Treasurer; in fact, I was not provided with much at all. We will provide the opposition with information pertaining to the state of Western Australia’s finances in the same timely way that we provide the information to everyone else in Western Australia—at the time of the budget and at the time of the midyear review. However, in the lead-up to the midyear review, I will arrange a series of briefings for the shadow Treasurer and anyone else on that side of the chamber who wants to attend, so that they can be fully briefed on those figures at the time they are released.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: The short answer is no. I was never provided with that information during my time as shadow Treasurer; in fact, I was not provided with much at all. We will provide the opposition with information pertaining to the state of Western Australia’s finances in the same timely way that we provide the information to everyone else in Western Australia—at the time of the budget and at the time of the midyear review. However, in the lead-up to the midyear review, I will arrange a series of briefings for the shadow Treasurer and anyone else on that side of the chamber who wants to attend, so that they can be fully briefed on those figures at the time they are released.
The short answer is no. I was never provided with that information during my time as shadow Treasurer; in fact, I was not provided with much at all. We will provide the opposition with information pertaining to the state of Western Australia’s finances in the same timely way that we provide the information to everyone else in Western Australia—at the time of the budget and at the time of the midyear review. However, in the lead-up to the midyear review, I will arrange a series of briefings for the shadow Treasurer and anyone else on that side of the chamber who wants to attend, so that they can be fully briefed on those figures at the time they are released.
Mr T.R. BUSWELL replied: The short answer is no. I was never provided with that information during my time as shadow Treasurer; in fact, I was not provided with much at all. We will provide the opposition with information pertaining to the state of Western Australia’s finances in the same timely way that we provide the information to everyone else in Western Australia—at the time of the budget and at the time of the midyear review. However, in the lead-up to the midyear review, I will arrange a series of briefings for the shadow Treasurer and anyone else on that side of the chamber who wants to attend, so that they can be fully briefed on those figures at the time they are released.
The short answer is no. I was never provided with that information during my time as shadow Treasurer; in fact, I was not provided with much at all. We will provide the opposition with information pertaining to the state of Western Australia’s finances in the same timely way that we provide the information to everyone else in Western Australia—at the time of the budget and at the time of the midyear review. However, in the lead-up to the midyear review, I will arrange a series of briefings for the shadow Treasurer and anyone else on that side of the chamber who wants to attend, so that they can be fully briefed on those figures at the time they are released.
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