Hon Kate Doust questions the Minister for Commerce regarding a $4.6 million increase in the Energy Safety Business Plan and a consistent 2.4% increase over forward estimates. The Minister attributes the $4.6 million increase to the correction of past accounting errors and the 2.4% increase to projected CPI.

AnsweredQoN 1433Legislative Council
Asked
12 August 2014
Portfolio
Commerce

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I refer to the 2014-15 State Budget, and the $4.6 million increase in the Energy Safety Business Plan as well as the consistent 2.4 per cent increase over the forward estimates, and ask if the Minister can please outline what the increased funding is for?

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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
35 days
The $4.6 million increase is associated with the application of incorrect accounting principles to EnergySafety's budget in the years 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13. This error was identified by the Department of Commerce and recovered.
The projected CPI increase for 2013 and 2014 is 2.4% hence the increase over the forward estimates.

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