Hon Peter Collier asks about the financial impact of the wage offer to the CPSU-CSA on net debt and net operating balance. The Treasurer confirms costing but states no impact due to existing budget allocations.

AnsweredQoN 862Legislative Council
Asked
20 August 2019
Portfolio
minister representing the Treasurer

QuestionView source ↗

PUBLIC SECTOR —
INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT
862. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the wage offer to the
Community and Public Sector Union–Civil Service Association of WA
regarding the replacement of the Public Service and Government Officers CSA
General Agreement 2017.
(1) Has Treasury costed the offer
and the impact on both net debt and net operating balance?
(2) If yes, what is the impact on
net debt and net operating balance over the forward estimates?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable Leader of the
Opposition for some notice of the question. The following answer has been
provided by the Treasurer.
(1) Yes.
(2) There is no
impact on net debt and the net operating balance over the forward estimates as
agency budgets already reflect the application of the government's
public sector wages policy.

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