FURTHER EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, EXPENDITURE

35 Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (10 July 2007). Why will the budgeted Initiative Spending in the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology decrease from $9.5 million in 2007-08 to $3.8 million in 2010-11?

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Gambling) : The 2007-08 Budget provided $9.5 million for a range of expenditure initiatives in 2007-08 decreasing to $3.8 million in 2010-11. The decrease is mainly due to the reduction in transitional support funding for the VET System and the impact of the one-off funding of $0.75 million for Constellation SA in 2007-08.