❓ Mr. Pendal asks the Minister for Culture and the Arts about the annual expenditure on book acquisitions for public libraries over the past 10 years, and the Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the spending for each year from 1994-95 to 2003-04.
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(b) will the Minister advise how much has been spent each year over the last 10 years on book acquisitions for public libraries?
(b) The actual expenditure over the last 10 years is as follows - Year $ 1994-95 6 909 643 1995-96 6 824 796 1996-97 6 541 510 1997-98 6 585 134 1998-99 7 114 970 1999-00 6 633 267 2000-01 6 194 729 2001-02 6 572 162 2002-03 7 950 080 2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
Year $ 1994-95 6 909 643 1995-96 6 824 796 1996-97 6 541 510 1997-98 6 585 134 1998-99 7 114 970 1999-00 6 633 267 2000-01 6 194 729 2001-02 6 572 162 2002-03 7 950 080 2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
(b) The actual expenditure over the last 10 years is as follows - Year $ 1994-95 6 909 643 1995-96 6 824 796 1996-97 6 541 510 1997-98 6 585 134 1998-99 7 114 970 1999-00 6 633 267 2000-01 6 194 729 2001-02 6 572 162 2002-03 7 950 080 2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
Year $ 1994-95 6 909 643 1995-96 6 824 796 1996-97 6 541 510 1997-98 6 585 134 1998-99 7 114 970 1999-00 6 633 267 2000-01 6 194 729 2001-02 6 572 162 2002-03 7 950 080 2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
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Answered
2 June 2004
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
27 days
(a) I am aware of the number and age of State Government purchased books in public libraries.
(b) The actual expenditure over the last 10 years is as follows -
Year $
1994-95 6 909 643
1995-96 6 824 796
1996-97 6 541 510
1997-98 6 585 134
1998-99 7 114 970
1999-00 6 633 267
2000-01 6 194 729
2001-02 6 572 162
2002-03 7 950 080
2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
(b) The actual expenditure over the last 10 years is as follows -
Year $
1994-95 6 909 643
1995-96 6 824 796
1996-97 6 541 510
1997-98 6 585 134
1998-99 7 114 970
1999-00 6 633 267
2000-01 6 194 729
2001-02 6 572 162
2002-03 7 950 080
2003-04 7 730 000 (Estimated)
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