❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Premier about the delay of the 2013-14 state budget and the impact of efficiency dividends on key sectors like health, education, and police. The Premier deflects, questioning the connection between the budget date and efficiency dividends.
AnsweredQoN 35Legislative Assembly
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STATE BUDGET 2013–14 — EFFICIENCY DIVIDEND
35. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I refer to the delay in the 2013–14 state budget
until August, despite the Premier saying on 15 November 2012, '' If this government is re-elected, presumably
the budget will be presented in late May.''
(1) As the
budget will not be delivered until the next financial year, will the Premier
release the areas and programs that will be directly affected by the two per
cent efficiency dividend?
(2) Can he
outline whether health, education and police will meet their set efficiency
dividend targets; and, if not, by how much will they fall short?
35. Mr B.S. WYATT to the Premier:
I refer to the delay in the 2013–14 state budget
until August, despite the Premier saying on 15 November 2012, '' If this government is re-elected, presumably
the budget will be presented in late May.''
(1) As the
budget will not be delivered until the next financial year, will the Premier
release the areas and programs that will be directly affected by the two per
cent efficiency dividend?
(2) Can he
outline whether health, education and police will meet their set efficiency
dividend targets; and, if not, by how much will they fall short?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I do not quite see the connection between
efficiency dividends and the date of the budget.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You
said in the same answer that that is when you will tell us when the efficiency
dividends come out.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Normally, the budget is released around May or June each year. With the
election held in March, the first time on a fixed election date, the government
has made the decision that it will take a little time —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : But
you knew in November last year that it was going to be fixed in March.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
We made the decision as a new government coming in —
Mr M. McGowan : A
new government!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
We have more members on this side who are vital and engaged, and there are
fewer members on the opposition side. That is a new government.
We made the decision for a variety of reasons that we will
bring the budget in on 8 August. We
will produce the reports. The Treasury will produce the end of year financial
results, and that will all be there for the opposition to scrutinise.
Meanwhile, government will carry on. We will formulate our budget. We will make
any other policy direction changes that we wish to in the interim, and it will
come down. So, there you go! It is all good times. It is all happy days—except
for the opposition, which is very unhappy days!
efficiency dividends and the date of the budget.
Mr B.S. Wyatt : You
said in the same answer that that is when you will tell us when the efficiency
dividends come out.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
Normally, the budget is released around May or June each year. With the
election held in March, the first time on a fixed election date, the government
has made the decision that it will take a little time —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : But
you knew in November last year that it was going to be fixed in March.
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
We made the decision as a new government coming in —
Mr M. McGowan : A
new government!
Mr C.J. BARNETT :
We have more members on this side who are vital and engaged, and there are
fewer members on the opposition side. That is a new government.
We made the decision for a variety of reasons that we will
bring the budget in on 8 August. We
will produce the reports. The Treasury will produce the end of year financial
results, and that will all be there for the opposition to scrutinise.
Meanwhile, government will carry on. We will formulate our budget. We will make
any other policy direction changes that we wish to in the interim, and it will
come down. So, there you go! It is all good times. It is all happy days—except
for the opposition, which is very unhappy days!
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