❓ Mr. Krsticevic questions the Premier on the exclusion of the not-for-profit sector from the COVID-19 stimulus package. The Premier defends the government's broader support measures and fiscal responsibility, emphasising the need for a measured approach.
AnsweredQoN 162Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS —
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
162. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
was the underfunded not-for-profit sector excluded from yesterday's
stimulus package, considering the tsunami of work and support it will be
providing in the near future, and when is the government going to give people
in that sector the funding they require to do their jobs properly, which the
Premier knows they needs and they have asked for?
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
162. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Why
was the underfunded not-for-profit sector excluded from yesterday's
stimulus package, considering the tsunami of work and support it will be
providing in the near future, and when is the government going to give people
in that sector the funding they require to do their jobs properly, which the
Premier knows they needs and they have asked for?
AnswerView source ↗
What I find in question time is that
people do not listen to the answer. I have just answered that question. We put
in place a range of additional measures to support not-for-profits —
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine! Listen to the answer.
Mr M. McGOWAN : — and
we put in place a range of different measures yesterday to support people on
lower incomes—more than was requested, and more than was suggested by
anyone. We announced that yesterday. The only reason we are able to do that is
that we have got the budget back into shape over the last three years. Moody's
put out a statement yesterday in response to coronavirus and indicated that, of
all the states, Western Australia has put itself into the best position to
respond. Moody's reported —
Fiscal
discipline, commodity prices, tax reform set WA apart economically.
Sustained fiscal discipline in WA
since the 2017 election has delivered stronger-than-expected expenditure
controls � WA's budget position is strengthening, with the state
forecasting reductions in its debt burden over the long term.
Because we did the hard work to get
the state back into a good position, against a lot of criticism and a lot of
difficulties over the three years up until now, we are now in the position to
launch packages such as the one we launched
yesterday. As I said earlier in question time, we know we will have to do more
in the lead-up to the budget . I just want to urge members: whilst we are
doing a lot, whilst we announced stimulus in the last couple of months, whilst
we announced a major package yesterday, we still need to make sure that we have
the capacity to deal with the health and economic crisis that may well roll on
for months or years to come. We need to keep some capacity there to deal with
what might happen. We do not know what might happen in six months'
time, but I want to make sure that whilst we put a lot more effort into
supporting economic activity, we have the capacity to deal with whatever the
health system might throw up at us in the future. We have to take into account
all those eventualities over the coming
months, and that is why we need clear-headed, responsible, sensible,
coordinated decision-making . We do not want knee-jerk reactions or
knee-jerk decision-making in this environment. That is why I am so happy to be a part of and cooperating with the national
cabinet with the Prime Minister. That is why I am happy and want to be a part
of that. That is why I will be a part of the meetings, and I want to be
collaborative with the Prime Minister and the other states. That is what
the nation needs at this time. This is a serious matter and it requires serious
people to manage it. This new national cabinet arrangement allows us to do that
on a national basis. I thank the Prime Minister for coming up with the idea and
I am happy to participate and make sure that Western Australia does its bit
during this crisis.
people do not listen to the answer. I have just answered that question. We put
in place a range of additional measures to support not-for-profits —
Mr A. Krsticevic interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Carine! Listen to the answer.
Mr M. McGOWAN : — and
we put in place a range of different measures yesterday to support people on
lower incomes—more than was requested, and more than was suggested by
anyone. We announced that yesterday. The only reason we are able to do that is
that we have got the budget back into shape over the last three years. Moody's
put out a statement yesterday in response to coronavirus and indicated that, of
all the states, Western Australia has put itself into the best position to
respond. Moody's reported —
Fiscal
discipline, commodity prices, tax reform set WA apart economically.
Sustained fiscal discipline in WA
since the 2017 election has delivered stronger-than-expected expenditure
controls � WA's budget position is strengthening, with the state
forecasting reductions in its debt burden over the long term.
Because we did the hard work to get
the state back into a good position, against a lot of criticism and a lot of
difficulties over the three years up until now, we are now in the position to
launch packages such as the one we launched
yesterday. As I said earlier in question time, we know we will have to do more
in the lead-up to the budget . I just want to urge members: whilst we are
doing a lot, whilst we announced stimulus in the last couple of months, whilst
we announced a major package yesterday, we still need to make sure that we have
the capacity to deal with the health and economic crisis that may well roll on
for months or years to come. We need to keep some capacity there to deal with
what might happen. We do not know what might happen in six months'
time, but I want to make sure that whilst we put a lot more effort into
supporting economic activity, we have the capacity to deal with whatever the
health system might throw up at us in the future. We have to take into account
all those eventualities over the coming
months, and that is why we need clear-headed, responsible, sensible,
coordinated decision-making . We do not want knee-jerk reactions or
knee-jerk decision-making in this environment. That is why I am so happy to be a part of and cooperating with the national
cabinet with the Prime Minister. That is why I am happy and want to be a part
of that. That is why I will be a part of the meetings, and I want to be
collaborative with the Prime Minister and the other states. That is what
the nation needs at this time. This is a serious matter and it requires serious
people to manage it. This new national cabinet arrangement allows us to do that
on a national basis. I thank the Prime Minister for coming up with the idea and
I am happy to participate and make sure that Western Australia does its bit
during this crisis.
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