❓ Mr. Barnett questions Treasurer Ripper about fee increases, particularly water, sewerage, drainage, and motor vehicle registration. Mr. Ripper deflects, blaming the previous coalition government's financial management and overspending for the current budget issues.
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FEES AND CHARGES, INCREASES
I refer to the Treasurer’s announcement today of general increases in fees and charges, including a 3.5 per cent hike in water, sewerage and drainage rates, and a five per cent increase in motor vehicle registration fees. I note that the statement also says that other licences, registration fees, application fees and other government charges will be held to the goods and services tax adjusted consumer price index figure of 2.5 per cent. (1) To which other fees does the Treasurer refer? (2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER
I refer to the Treasurer’s announcement today of general increases in fees and charges, including a 3.5 per cent hike in water, sewerage and drainage rates, and a five per cent increase in motor vehicle registration fees. I note that the statement also says that other licences, registration fees, application fees and other government charges will be held to the goods and services tax adjusted consumer price index figure of 2.5 per cent. (1) To which other fees does the Treasurer refer? (2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER
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(1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(1) To which other fees does the Treasurer refer? (2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(1) To which other fees does the Treasurer refer? (2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(2) Will the Treasurer please indicate to the House the total revenue to be raised in the coming financial year from the increased fees and charges announced today? Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER replied: (1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
(1)-(2) It is interesting to have a question from the Leader of the Opposition on this matter because the average increase for the average household over the period of the coalition Government was $90 a year, and our increases are considerably less than that. The Premier has already run through the marked difference between public transport fare increases under the coalition Government and those increases under the Labor Government. During the coalition’s first two years in government it increased public transport fares by 11.9 per cent and then by 14.1 per cent. That is the type of approach it took when in government. It is interesting to note why we have a budget problem. I found a clue to the reasons for our budget problem in the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition on radio this morning. He said, “Oh, Paul, I think people give far too much credence to forward estimates.” Dr Gallop: He would say that! Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER: He would say that because he placed no importance on them at all. That is why we have the Barnett budget blow-out. Even his mates at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia know the truth. Lyndon Rowe was asked by Liam Bartlett - Let me put it another way, can Colin Barnett and the Liberal Party now take any blame at all for the situation we now find ourselves in? Lyndon Rowe replied - Oh, I think so, absolutely, because it is our view that the previous Government put us in this financial position to some considerable extent. We argued loud and hard that there was significant overspending in the six years of the previous Government. That is the reason we are faced with the current financial situation. Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Today’s announcement on fees and charges is the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges in which every State Government engages. However, on this occasion, we have been careful about the impact that we impose on ordinary households. The impact on ordinary households for the essential charges will be 75c a week because we paid careful attention to the needs of ordinary Western Australians. Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Dr Gallop: I remind the Treasurer that, as I recall, at the time of the last budget, the then Premier could not even say what the impact on the ordinary household was. Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
Mr RIPPER: The Premier is absolutely right. The only reason Treasury developed a household model was that when Labor was in opposition, it raised the issue of the impact of increases in fees and charges on every household. These fees and charges do not deal with the Barnett budget blow-out; we are engaging in the usual annual adjustment of fees and charges. On this occasion the increases in fees and charges will have a lower impact on the average family than was the case under the coalition.
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