❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding education expenditure, efficiency savings, and budget shortfalls for the Department of Education in the upcoming financial year. The Minister provides specific figures and clarifies the repayment plan for a previous shortfall.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — EDUCATION EXPENDITURE
Some notice has been given of the question. (1) What is the estimated rise in education expenditure in the next financial year? (2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER
Some notice has been given of the question. (1) What is the estimated rise in education expenditure in the next financial year? (2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(1) What is the estimated rise in education expenditure in the next financial year? (2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(1) What is the estimated rise in education expenditure in the next financial year? (2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(2) Does the minister expect to be able to meet the three per cent efficiency savings listed in last year’s budget for the next financial year? (3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(3) Will this year’s shortfall of $52 million in three per cent efficiency savings be added to the next financial year; and, if not, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am assuming that his question refers to the Department of Education and not to the other agencies within the education portfolio. (1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(1) The Department of Education’s 2010-11 total cost of services plus the total cost of asset investment program will increase by $72.1 million to $4.638 billion. (2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(2) Yes. (3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
(3) No. The 2009–10 shortfall of $51.9 million will be made up equally over three financial years commencing 2011–12 at a rate of $17.3 million per annum.
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