❓ Ms Quirk asks if the state budget presentation will follow previous practices. Mr Ripper details changes including accrual accounting, A4 papers, regional highlights, online access by postcode, and a reduced-cost information campaign without photos of the Premier or Treasurer.
AnsweredQoN 350Legislative Assembly
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STATE BUDGET, PRESENTATION 350. Ms QUIRK to the Treasurer: Will the delivery of the state budget on Thursday mirror the practices of previous budgets? Mr RIPPER
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The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
STATE BUDGET, PRESENTATION
Will the delivery of the state budget on Thursday mirror the practices of previous budgets? Mr RIPPER replied: The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
Mr RIPPER replied: The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
STATE BUDGET, PRESENTATION
Will the delivery of the state budget on Thursday mirror the practices of previous budgets? Mr RIPPER replied: The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
Mr RIPPER replied: The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
The budget will be presented, as usual, at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon, but there will be some differences in its presentation. This will be the first full presentation of the budget under accrual accounting. The Government has moved to accrual appropriations in this budget, which means that Parliament will allocate both cash and non-cash amounts for appropriations and outputs. The appropriation for each agency will also include a capital user charge, which reflects the capital cost used in delivery outputs. The budget papers will be A4 size to accommodate the additional information that has been incorporated in line with the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee. There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
There will be an unprecedented degree of comparability across the budget year, the forward years and the two previous years. Although these changes have been made to the presentation of the budget, the figures for the two previous years have been adjusted to provide meaningful comparisons. For accountability purposes, there will be a chapter in budget paper No 3 on the Government’s election commitments and how they are reflected in the budget, so that people can assess the way in which the Government is honouring its spending commitments. A budget overview will be published, which is standard practice, but the Government will also publish a regional highlights document covering every region and metropolitan subregion. I am advised that they will both be published on recycled paper. The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
The budget will also be available online at budget.treasury.wa.gov.au. People will be able to search the budget by postcode, so that they can find out what is in the budget for their area. In addition, an information campaign will provide the public with information about the budget and contacts for further information. None of the budget papers and no aspect of the public information campaign will contain photographs of the Premier or me, and there will not be a rambling foreword. The likely cost of the information campaign will be about $90 000, which is substantially less than previous spending on budget advertising and promotion. A fact sheet will be given to every member of the House tomorrow, which will outline what is in the budget for each electorate. I have also sent a circular to agencies instructing them to refrain from publishing glossy brochures promoting aspects of the budget. That is an unnecessary additional expense given the amount of information that will be available online. I hope members will find the budget papers informative and that the additional information will enable them to deal with queries from their constituents.
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