❓ Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich questions the Minister for Mental Health about the $76.8 million efficiency dividend, specifically requesting an itemised list of the $10.4 million in savings measures for 2012-13. The Minister provides context regarding state revenue and expense growth, highlighting increased funding for mental health, but does not directly itemise the savings measures.
AnsweredQoN 319Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MENTAL
HEALTH — EFFICIENCY DIVIDEND
319. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the $76.8 million efficiency dividend for mental
health over the forward estimates.
(1) Of the
$10.4 million to be delivered in 2012–13, can the minister itemise the
savings measures?
(2) If not,
why not?
HEALTH — EFFICIENCY DIVIDEND
319. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to the Minister for Mental
Health:
I refer to the $76.8 million efficiency dividend for mental
health over the forward estimates.
(1) Of the
$10.4 million to be delivered in 2012–13, can the minister itemise the
savings measures?
(2) If not,
why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2)
Over the last week I have been out doing some of these budget briefings around
Forrestfield and Belmont. A couple of the slides are really worthy of
reiterating in the context of this answer. From 2001–02 to 2009–10,
the revenue growth of this state was 8.4 per cent, but from 2011–12 to
2015–16, that will drop to 4.8 per cent.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Let's have the savings measures,
minister.
Hon HELEN MORTON : We will get there.
The GST, of course,
is the biggest component of that. Over the four years of the forward estimates,
$15.3 billion will be lost compared with what we would have received if we had
been paid the GST money on a per capita basis. The expenses growth, because of
that reduced revenue growth, has also had to drop. From 2001–02 to 2009–10,
expenses growth was 7.8 per cent, but over the next four years that will drop
to 5.3 per cent. These savings initiatives have become incredibly important.
The savings initiatives over the next four years are estimated to save $5 million,
which is one-third of what we would have got if we had received a better share
of GST.
One of the other
slides that is amazingly important to me shows that, in that context, over the
last four years the recurrent funding growth for mental health has increased by
39.3 per cent. Of course, the growth in disability services is even better at
66 per cent. The amazing outcome for mental health and disability services
against that backdrop of reduced revenue is the context in which these
efficiency savings are being made. The guarantee that has been given, of
course, is that it will not impact on front-line services.
The Mental Health Commission has
commenced the process of examining its existing and planned expenditure, and it
is working with the mental health sector to achieve the efficiency dividend,
with a very strong focus on administrative efficiency and better coordination
of services, and an emphasis on efficient and effective service delivery to the
community.
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2)
Over the last week I have been out doing some of these budget briefings around
Forrestfield and Belmont. A couple of the slides are really worthy of
reiterating in the context of this answer. From 2001–02 to 2009–10,
the revenue growth of this state was 8.4 per cent, but from 2011–12 to
2015–16, that will drop to 4.8 per cent.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : Let's have the savings measures,
minister.
Hon HELEN MORTON : We will get there.
The GST, of course,
is the biggest component of that. Over the four years of the forward estimates,
$15.3 billion will be lost compared with what we would have received if we had
been paid the GST money on a per capita basis. The expenses growth, because of
that reduced revenue growth, has also had to drop. From 2001–02 to 2009–10,
expenses growth was 7.8 per cent, but over the next four years that will drop
to 5.3 per cent. These savings initiatives have become incredibly important.
The savings initiatives over the next four years are estimated to save $5 million,
which is one-third of what we would have got if we had received a better share
of GST.
One of the other
slides that is amazingly important to me shows that, in that context, over the
last four years the recurrent funding growth for mental health has increased by
39.3 per cent. Of course, the growth in disability services is even better at
66 per cent. The amazing outcome for mental health and disability services
against that backdrop of reduced revenue is the context in which these
efficiency savings are being made. The guarantee that has been given, of
course, is that it will not impact on front-line services.
The Mental Health Commission has
commenced the process of examining its existing and planned expenditure, and it
is working with the mental health sector to achieve the efficiency dividend,
with a very strong focus on administrative efficiency and better coordination
of services, and an emphasis on efficient and effective service delivery to the
community.
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