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MINISTERIAL BUDGET SAVINGS
In reply to the Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (26 June 2013).
The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts): I have been advised of the following:
In response to the request for a line-by-line breakdown of how the $16.8 million ministerial budget savings over the 2012-13 to 2016-17 years are calculated, I provide the following table:
Ministerial budget savings ($000)
| 2012-13 Part-year | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | Total | |
| Ministers—reduction in salary and superannuation | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Staffing costs (1) | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 10.9 |
| Operating expenses | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Accommodation | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Total savings | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 16.8 |
(1) Savings arise from an ongoing reduction of 26 FTEs including advisers, administrative staff and chauffeurs