❓ Hon Adele Farina questions significant fluctuations in WA's controlled grants and subsidies, specifically cuts in the current year followed by a projected doubling next year. The Minister attributes the fluctuations to gifted assets in prior years and revised cashflow profiles for Royalties for Regions funded projects in future years.
AnsweredQoN 1407Legislative Council
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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 148, "Details of Controlled Grants and Subsidies", I note that all controlled grants and subsidies have been cut this year, after being more than halved last year, yet all line items will receive substantial increases next year, and I ask why have controlled grants and subsidies been cut this year, only to almost double next year?
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Answered
16 September 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
The grants and subsidies were higher than usual in 2012‑13 due to the inclusion of a number of gifted assets amounting to $60.30 million.
These included: $18.4 million Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) at Fiona Stanley Hospital site; $25.0 million for WAIMR at QEII site in 2013 (The project management is being undertaken independently by WAIMR and the payments are reflected as a grant payment.); and $16.8 million country accommodation houses that were donated to local communities.
Net of the $60.3 million gifted assets, the grants and subsidies for 2012‑13 amounted to $29.3 million.
The increase in total grants in 2015‑16 is attributed to revised cashflow profiles under some Royalties for Regions (RfR) funded projects (St John Ambulance Service, Southern Inland Health Initiative and the Royal Flying Doctor Service).
These included: $18.4 million Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) at Fiona Stanley Hospital site; $25.0 million for WAIMR at QEII site in 2013 (The project management is being undertaken independently by WAIMR and the payments are reflected as a grant payment.); and $16.8 million country accommodation houses that were donated to local communities.
Net of the $60.3 million gifted assets, the grants and subsidies for 2012‑13 amounted to $29.3 million.
The increase in total grants in 2015‑16 is attributed to revised cashflow profiles under some Royalties for Regions (RfR) funded projects (St John Ambulance Service, Southern Inland Health Initiative and the Royal Flying Doctor Service).
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