House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Answers to Questions Employee Benefits EMPLOYEE BENEFITS The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly Davenport EMPLOYEE BENEFITS In reply to the Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14 November 2007). The Hon. J.D. LOMAX-SMITH House of Assembly Adelaide Minister for Education and Children's Services Minister for Tourism Minister for the City of Adelaide EMPLOYEE BENEFITS The Hon. J.D. LOMAX-SMITH (Adelaide—Minister for Education and Children's Services, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the City of Adelaide): Funding for wage increases in the 2006-07 Budget amounted to $69 million. This amount has been offset by the effect of a fall in student enrolment numbers, a once off increase in the 2005-06 long service leave (LSL) expense due to a change in the accounting policy on how to the LSL provision is calculated, the payment of TVSPs in 2005-06 and the reduction in the payroll tax rate for 2006-07. It is estimated that overall staffing costs in 2006-07 were $11.8 million less than in 2005-06.