Hon Muriel Patterson asks about the growth in funding to the State's Health budget since the last state election. Hon Peter Foss provides figures showing a $521m increase, representing a 37% rise since 1995-96, averaging 7.3% per year.

AnsweredQoN 90Legislative Council
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17 August 2000
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Health

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Can the minister detail the growth in funding to the State’s Health budget since the last state election? Hon PETER FOSS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Since the 1995-96 out-turn, the growth in funding to the State’s Health budget in 2000-01 has been $521m, which represents an increase of 37 per cent on the Health recurrent out-turn of $1 426m for 1995-96. This represents an average increase of 7.3 per cent a year.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Since the 1995-96 out-turn, the growth in funding to the State’s Health budget in 2000-01 has been $521m, which represents an increase of 37 per cent on the Health recurrent out-turn of $1 426m for 1995-96. This represents an average increase of 7.3 per cent a year.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Since the 1995-96 out-turn, the growth in funding to the State’s Health budget in 2000-01 has been $521m, which represents an increase of 37 per cent on the Health recurrent out-turn of $1 426m for 1995-96. This represents an average increase of 7.3 per cent a year.

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