Ms Hodson-Thomas seeks clarification on the direct expenditure generated by events in 2005-2006 relative to Tourism WA's (EventsCorp) spending. The answer provides the economic impact and return on investment for financially supported events where results were measured.

AnsweredQoN 1973Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 March 2007
Portfolio
Tourism

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In response to answer (1) of Question 1558 I ask the following -
What was the total direct expenditure generated for all events held in 2005-2006, excluding media impact, as a ratio of Tourism WA spend which EventsCorp was involved in?

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Answered
8 May 2007
Responded by
Minister for Tourism
Response time
49 days
Events staged in 2005-06 which were financially supported by EventsCorp and where the results were measured generated an economic impact of $46.06 million. The return on the Government's investment of $12.7 million was 3.63:1.

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