❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding the impact of efficiency dividends on the Department's budget, specifically a new 2% cut and the achievement of a previous 3% target. The Minister deflects the first question and clarifies the revised target for the second.
AnsweredQoN 174Legislative Council
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DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION —
EFFICIENCY DIVIDEND
174. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Child Protection:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the two per cent efficiency dividend announced by the
Treasurer on 17 April 2012 will mean a cut of $9.01 million to the budget of
the Department for Child Protection; and, if not, what is the dollar value of
the two per cent cut?
(2) Given the
department advised the Parliament that the target of the three per cent
efficiency dividend imposed in 2008 on the Department for Child Protection was
set at $42.835 million across the years 2008–09 to 2012–13, did
the department meet that target?
EFFICIENCY DIVIDEND
174. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Child Protection:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that the two per cent efficiency dividend announced by the
Treasurer on 17 April 2012 will mean a cut of $9.01 million to the budget of
the Department for Child Protection; and, if not, what is the dollar value of
the two per cent cut?
(2) Given the
department advised the Parliament that the target of the three per cent
efficiency dividend imposed in 2008 on the Department for Child Protection was
set at $42.835 million across the years 2008–09 to 2012–13, did
the department meet that target?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Any
further details of the efficiency dividend announced by the Treasurer will be
provided when the 2012–13 budget is released on 17 May 2012. Can I just
say, ''Please don't believe everything that you read in the
newspaper.''
(2) The three per
cent efficiency dividend was adjusted to $31.536 million, with the revised
dividend being published in the 2009–10 budget statements and
subsequently further revised to $28.561 million. The department will achieve
the revised target over the five years.
some notice of the question.
(1) Any
further details of the efficiency dividend announced by the Treasurer will be
provided when the 2012–13 budget is released on 17 May 2012. Can I just
say, ''Please don't believe everything that you read in the
newspaper.''
(2) The three per
cent efficiency dividend was adjusted to $31.536 million, with the revised
dividend being published in the 2009–10 budget statements and
subsequently further revised to $28.561 million. The department will achieve
the revised target over the five years.
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