❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas questions the Treasurer regarding the calculation and assumptions behind the $2.8 billion public sector wages policy provision. The Minister declines to disclose the information, citing potential prejudice to good-faith bargaining.
AnsweredQoN 607Legislative Council
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PUBLIC SECTOR WAGES
POLICY
607. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to my question without
notice 195 on 19 March 2024 on the Cook government's $2.8 billion
increase for its public sector wages policy.
(1) How was the
global provision of $2.8 billion from 2023–24 to 2026–27
calculated, and what critical financial assumptions were inherent in arriving
at this figure?
(2) Will the
Treasurer table in the house the critical financial assumptions and the
determining matrix that was applied to the financial assumptions that
determined the figure of $2.8 billion?
(3) As no
financial threshold will be applied to the 48 public sector agreements that are
to be negotiated as at 19 May 2024 —
The PRESIDENT : Sorry,
member, your microphone cut out.
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : I am
being censored as well, President!
The PRESIDENT : No,
honourable member, that is not the case. It is probably just a faulty wire.
Just go back to the third part of your question.
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : The
Minister for Emergency Services might have a secret foot pedal that he can use.
The PRESIDENT : No, honourable
member. But I am tempted!
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : As no
financial threshold will be applied to the 48 public sector agreements that are
to be negotiated as at 19 May 2024, is the figure of $2.8 billion the maximum
financial allocation to facilitate and conclude the Cook government's
public sector wages policy?
POLICY
607. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to my question without
notice 195 on 19 March 2024 on the Cook government's $2.8 billion
increase for its public sector wages policy.
(1) How was the
global provision of $2.8 billion from 2023–24 to 2026–27
calculated, and what critical financial assumptions were inherent in arriving
at this figure?
(2) Will the
Treasurer table in the house the critical financial assumptions and the
determining matrix that was applied to the financial assumptions that
determined the figure of $2.8 billion?
(3) As no
financial threshold will be applied to the 48 public sector agreements that are
to be negotiated as at 19 May 2024 —
The PRESIDENT : Sorry,
member, your microphone cut out.
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : I am
being censored as well, President!
The PRESIDENT : No,
honourable member, that is not the case. It is probably just a faulty wire.
Just go back to the third part of your question.
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : The
Minister for Emergency Services might have a secret foot pedal that he can use.
The PRESIDENT : No, honourable
member. But I am tempted!
Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS : As no
financial threshold will be applied to the 48 public sector agreements that are
to be negotiated as at 19 May 2024, is the figure of $2.8 billion the maximum
financial allocation to facilitate and conclude the Cook government's
public sector wages policy?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) It
is not appropriate to disclose the assumptions used to arrive at the global
provision, so as not to prejudice the government's good-faith
bargaining.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) It
is not appropriate to disclose the assumptions used to arrive at the global
provision, so as not to prejudice the government's good-faith
bargaining.
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