❓ Mr Omodei questions the Premier regarding the allocation and expenditure of funds for three additional ministerial offices, highlighting discrepancies in construction costs and the inability to isolate increased operational costs due to ministry expansion. The Premier's department provides a detailed breakdown of the funding received and costs incurred.
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In the 2005/06 budget, the Department received an increase in recurrent appropriation of $3,930 million per annum for the operating costs for three additional ministerial offices, and capital works funding of $1.950 million for the construction of three new ministerial office suites. Construction of the third office suite has recently been completed and payment is not yet finalised, however the total cost of construction including the cost of temporary accommodation provided whilst the new offices were constructed is estimated to be $1.511 million. In other operational areas such as ministerial air charter, it is not possible to isolate the increase in costs attributable to the expansion of the Ministry from 14 to 17.
In other operational areas such as ministerial air charter, it is not possible to isolate the increase in costs attributable to the expansion of the Ministry from 14 to 17.
In other operational areas such as ministerial air charter, it is not possible to isolate the increase in costs attributable to the expansion of the Ministry from 14 to 17.
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12 September 2006
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28 days
Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises:
In the 2005/06 budget, the Department received an increase in recurrent appropriation of $3,930 million per annum for the operating costs for three additional ministerial offices, and capital works funding of $1.950 million for the construction of three new ministerial office suites. Construction of the third office suite has recently been completed and payment is not yet finalised, however the total cost of construction including the cost of temporary accommodation provided whilst the new offices were constructed is estimated to be $1.511 million.
In other operational areas such as ministerial air charter, it is not possible to isolate the increase in costs attributable to the expansion of the Ministry from 14 to 17.
In the 2005/06 budget, the Department received an increase in recurrent appropriation of $3,930 million per annum for the operating costs for three additional ministerial offices, and capital works funding of $1.950 million for the construction of three new ministerial office suites. Construction of the third office suite has recently been completed and payment is not yet finalised, however the total cost of construction including the cost of temporary accommodation provided whilst the new offices were constructed is estimated to be $1.511 million.
In other operational areas such as ministerial air charter, it is not possible to isolate the increase in costs attributable to the expansion of the Ministry from 14 to 17.
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