❓ Question regarding allocation of budget surplus for hospital infrastructure vs. debt reduction. Premier Gallop claims both are achievable due to strong economic performance, but avoids directly answering if a separate account exists.
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Sadly, I was one of those voted off the island. The Minister for Health has boasted on a number of occasions that $890 million of the nearly $1.5 billion budget surplus is to be spent on hospital infrastructure, while the Treasurer has stated that the surplus is to be spent on retiring debt. (1) Which of the ministers is correct? (2) Has a separate account been established to hold the $890 million promised for future hospital infrastructure? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(1) Which of the ministers is correct? (2) Has a separate account been established to hold the $890 million promised for future hospital infrastructure? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(2) Has a separate account been established to hold the $890 million promised for future hospital infrastructure? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(1) Which of the ministers is correct? (2) Has a separate account been established to hold the $890 million promised for future hospital infrastructure? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(2) Has a separate account been established to hold the $890 million promised for future hospital infrastructure? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
(1)-(2) The state of Western Australia is performing so well at the moment that we can actually achieve both of those objectives. We are cutting back on debt and cutting taxes. Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Mr T.R. Buswell : Rubbish! Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Over the past 12 months we have announced the biggest tax cut program ever introduced in Western Australia. We are also increasing the amount of money spent on infrastructure. If members want evidence for this they should go to the budget papers where they will see it. Debt is down, infrastructure expenditure is up and taxes are being cut throughout Western Australia. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Order! Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : What does that tell us? First of all it tells us - The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Order! I call the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to order for the third time. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Firstly, it tells us that the Western Australian economy is going extremely well. Secondly, it tells us that the government of Western Australia has a sophisticated approach to economic management - unlike those on the other side of the house - because it wants balance in our community. Yes, we do need tax cuts, and we have got them, but we also need the infrastructure to meet the needs of the future of the state of Western Australia. Yes, we do need to make sure that we are spending for the future, but we also need to keep debt levels down. We are doing all of those things, because we have good financial management. I think it is acknowledged that no other government has ever articulated a plan for the future of our health system like the plan this government has. What is in that plan? First of all - Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr K.D. Hames : Where is the money? Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : It is all in the forward estimates. The member should go to the forward estimates and have a look through them because it is all there. We made another allocation recently. Which one was it? Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Mr J.A. McGinty : Last month. Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
Dr G.I. GALLOP : Last month we made another allocation of money to make sure we could meet the needs of that plan. We have a capital works plan dealing with hospital infrastructure for the whole state, including non-metropolitan Western Australia. Within the metropolitan area we have a plan. The opposition has no philosophy. Whenever there is an issue that requires extra expenditure, opposition members say that we must increase the money that is available for a project on the basis of a particular vested interest. They then talk about radical cuts in state taxes in Western Australia. Their figures never add up. One of the reasons members opposite lost the last election was that in the last two days of the election campaign their inability to add up was revealed to the people of Western Australia. They will never get anywhere near this side of the house while they maintain their economic illiteracy, because that is where they are currently. We on this side of the house have a plan for health. It is an excellent plan, and opposition members know it is, but we also understand that if we are to have a health plan for the future we must have a financial management plan for the budget. That is where this government has always differed from the Liberals and that is why we are on this side of the house. The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
The SPEAKER : Question time has concluded.
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