House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions VET Program VET PROGRAM Mr GRIFFITHS House of Assembly Goyder VET PROGRAM 38 Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (10 July 2007). Why is VET funding under the Commonwealth-State Agreement for Skilling Australia's Workforce expected to decline by 2.2 per cent in 2007-08? The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Employment Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Youth Minister for Gambling VET PROGRAM The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Gambling): Commonwealth revenue under the 2005-2008 Commonwealth-State Agreement for Skilling Australia's Workforce is estimated to increase from $101.5 million in 2006-07 to $101.6 million in 2007-08. Included in this estimate are a number of one-off and temporary revenue items that had the effect of increasing actual income from the Commonwealth in 2006-07 relative to 2007-08. When the impact of these items is removed, the underlying base level of funding under the Agreement is anticipated to increase by around 2 per cent.