❓ Hon. P.G. Pendal asks about funding for salinity programs in the 2001 budget and future budget commitments. The Minister details new allocations and expresses commitment to increased funding, contingent on fiscal management and federal negotiations.
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(b) what new money was allocated from all State sources to these programs in the Government’s first Budget in 2001; and (c) can the Minister indicate whether the State’s commitment to these vital programs will be reflected with increased funding in the next State Budget?
(c) can the Minister indicate whether the State’s commitment to these vital programs will be reflected with increased funding in the next State Budget?
b) The new salinity initiatives for this Government's 2001 budget included allocations of $8.424m from the AlintaGas sale and $2.5m for the Engineering Evaluation and Demonstration Catchment initiative. c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State. I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State. I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
(c) can the Minister indicate whether the State’s commitment to these vital programs will be reflected with increased funding in the next State Budget?
b) The new salinity initiatives for this Government's 2001 budget included allocations of $8.424m from the AlintaGas sale and $2.5m for the Engineering Evaluation and Demonstration Catchment initiative. c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State. I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State. I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
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Answered
9 April 2002
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
49 days
a) The information on how much funding has been allocated from all State sources over the past ten years is not explicitly available. Since 1996 there has been an average budget allocation to salinity of approximately $30m per year. This is considered an underestimation of the funding allocation to salinity because expenditure on other issues like waterlogging and re-vegetation can benefit salinity management also.
b) The new salinity initiatives for this Government's 2001 budget included allocations of $8.424m from the AlintaGas sale and $2.5m for the Engineering Evaluation and Demonstration Catchment initiative.
c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State.
I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
b) The new salinity initiatives for this Government's 2001 budget included allocations of $8.424m from the AlintaGas sale and $2.5m for the Engineering Evaluation and Demonstration Catchment initiative.
c) This Government is committed to combating salinity and will endeavour to increase the overall funding allocations to meet the salinity issues. However, this must be considered in the light of good fiscal management on behalf of the State.
I am also working towards a successful negotiation for Western Australia with the Federal Government over the National Action Plan, which will mean significant additional funding to fight salinity in this State.
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