❓ Hon Martin Pritchard asks the parliamentary secretary about potential budget cuts in transport agencies and the impact on services. The response acknowledges the consideration of savings measures due to current financial circumstances, without providing specific details.
AnsweredQoN 1360Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TRANSPORT —
OPERATING BUDGETS
1360. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to reports that the minister's transport
agencies have been asked to find savings from their operating budgets.
(1) Have any
of the minister's agencies been requested or directed to identify
savings from their operating budgets?
(2) If yes to
(1), what is the amount of savings the departments and agencies have been
required to find?
(3) Has the
minister seen or noted any briefing note from his agencies that state that a
reduction in services would be required to meet savings requirements?
(4) If yes to (3), what services would be required to be
reduced?
OPERATING BUDGETS
1360. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to reports that the minister's transport
agencies have been asked to find savings from their operating budgets.
(1) Have any
of the minister's agencies been requested or directed to identify
savings from their operating budgets?
(2) If yes to
(1), what is the amount of savings the departments and agencies have been
required to find?
(3) Has the
minister seen or noted any briefing note from his agencies that state that a
reduction in services would be required to meet savings requirements?
(4) If yes to (3), what services would be required to be
reduced?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1)–(4)
Given the current financial circumstances, the government is considering a
range of potential savings measures.
question.
(1)–(4)
Given the current financial circumstances, the government is considering a
range of potential savings measures.
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