❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Water about advice sources for water pricing, particularly regarding the Economic Regulation Authority's cost calculations. The Minister highlights WACOSS's role in balancing social responsibility with economic factors in water pricing decisions.
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water charges — cost reflectivity
I draw the minister’s attention to his answer to a question asked in this house on 17 August this year in which he said — The Economic Regulation Authority is one of the bodies that we take advice from when setting the future price of water. (1) Can the minister tell the house what other bodies he takes advice from when setting the future price of water? (2) Is the Economic Regulation Authority correct in its recently released calculations on the true cost of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS
I draw the minister’s attention to his answer to a question asked in this house on 17 August this year in which he said — The Economic Regulation Authority is one of the bodies that we take advice from when setting the future price of water. (1) Can the minister tell the house what other bodies he takes advice from when setting the future price of water? (2) Is the Economic Regulation Authority correct in its recently released calculations on the true cost of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS
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(1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
(2) Is the Economic Regulation Authority correct in its recently released calculations on the true cost of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
(2) Is the Economic Regulation Authority correct in its recently released calculations on the true cost of water? Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: (1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
(1)–(2) I thank the member for Cockburn for his interest and responsibility in managing this important resource in Western Australia; that is, water. The member for Cockburn was present when I delivered a talk on the true cost of water to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia conference a couple of weeks ago. I elucidated that the true cost of water is different from the price of water that we charge people in Western Australia. As Minister for Water, I take responsibility for setting the price of water with the government and my cabinet colleagues as part of the budgetary process. We take submissions and look at the reports of the Economic Regulation Authority, but there are more factors than just the economic rationalist view. Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : Who are the other bodies? Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
Dr G.G. JACOBS : One of the very important organisations is the Western Australian Council of Social Service. WACOSS gives the minister some of the balance in social responsibility. Things are not necessarily black or white. The government takes into consideration the economic and commercial realities but we also take into consideration the social realities and how they impact on families. My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
My role as minister and our role as a government is to balance all those realities and make a decision in the budgetary process about the price of water in Western Australia.
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