❓ Hon. Shelley Eaton asks about the state budget's net-debt-to-revenue ratio, expenditure, and revenue growth. Hon. Barry House defers all answers to the upcoming budget release.
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STATE BUDGET — NET-DEBT-TO-REVENUE RATIO
(1) What is the currently anticipated net-debt-to-revenue ratio for 2008-09? (2) Will the government keep the 47 per cent target set by the previous government? (3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE
(1) What is the currently anticipated net-debt-to-revenue ratio for 2008-09? (2) Will the government keep the 47 per cent target set by the previous government? (3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(2) Will the government keep the 47 per cent target set by the previous government? (3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(2) Will the government keep the 47 per cent target set by the previous government? (3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(3) If no to (2), why not? (4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(4) What financial targets will be used to replace the net-debt-to-revenue ratio? (5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(5) What is the growth in general government expenditure for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? (6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(6) What is the level of growth in general government revenue for 2008-09, and will it be higher or lower than projected? Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
Hon BARRY HOUSE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(1)-(2) This will be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009. (3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(3) Not applicable. (4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
(4)-(6) This will also be disclosed with the release of the 2009-10 state budget on 14 May 2009.
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