Hon. Samantha Rowe questions the Treasurer regarding the cost and timeline changes of the proposed airport rail project, specifically requesting detailed cash flow information for both the original and revised completion dates. The Minister provides some figures but refers to budget papers for more detail.

AnsweredQoN 593Legislative Council
Asked
19 September 2013
Portfolio
minister representing the Treasurer

QuestionView source ↗

AIRPORT RAIL PROJECT
593. Hon SAMANTHA ROWE to the
minister representing the Treasurer:
I refer to Treasury's estimated total cost of $2.015 billion
for the proposed airport rail.
(1) When the project was due for completion in 2018, what was

 (a) the base cost cash
flow for each year of the project; and
 (b) the escalated cost
cash flow for each year of the project?
(2) Now that the project is due for completion by 2020, what
is —
 (a) the base cost cash
flow for each year of the project; and
 (b) the escalated cost
cash flow for each year of the project?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) (a) In four years, nil, $97 million, $172 million and
$648 million.
 (b) In four years,
nil, $106 million, $196 million and $772 million.
(2) (a) A base cash flow is not available.
 (b) Refer to page 374
of the 2013–14 budget paper No 2, volume 1.
I table the attached document and seek leave to incorporate
the answer into Hansard .
The PRESIDENT : The minister has tabled the document and
she seeks leave to include the whole document in Hansard .
Hon HELEN MORTON : It is one page out of a Treasury document,
Mr President.
Leave granted. [See paper 655.]
[See page 4482.]

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