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  <date date="2007-10-16" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Interest Payments</name>
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        <heading>INTEREST PAYMENTS</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1807" kind="question">
        <name>Dr McFETRIDGE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2007-07-31" qonNum="134">
            <name>INTEREST PAYMENTS</name>
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        <text id="2007101628b0ee12baa9416b90000376">134 <by role="member" id="1807">Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett)</by> (31 July 2007). </text>
        <text id="2007101628b0ee12baa9416b90000377">1.&amp;#x9;What will be the interest percentage paid on the extra $48.7 million in payables outlined under current liabilities in the Balance Sheet for 2007-08?</text>
        <text id="2007101628b0ee12baa9416b90000378">2.&amp;#x9;What are the forecast ‘payable' figures over the next four years for the department and how will the department meet these increased payment requirements out of revenue?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="526" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. P.F. CONLON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Elder</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Transport</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Infrastructure</name>
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            <name>Minister for Energy</name>
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          <question date="2007-07-31" qonNum="134">
            <name>INTEREST PAYMENTS</name>
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          <by role="member" id="526">The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy)</by>  I provide the following information:</text>
        <text id="2007101628b0ee12baa9416b90000380">The payables outlined under current liabilities in the Balance Sheet for 2007-08 includes creditors, accrued payables, accrued employee costs, other accrued expenses, accrued superannuation contributions, and other payables. These items are short term liabilities that do not generally incur an interest charge.</text>
        <text id="2007101628b0ee12baa9416b90000381">The current forecast payables for the next four years remain the same as for 2006-07.</text>
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