House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1) 52 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Credit Rating CREDIT RATING The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly Davenport CREDIT RATING The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:04): Does the Treasurer stand by his own target in his own state budget, handed down less than six months ago, and I quote: 'to ensure that risk to state finances are managed prudently to maintain a AAA credit rating'? The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Workers Rehabilitation Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs CREDIT RATING The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Treasurer, Minister for Workers Rehabilitation, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (15:04): I do; nothing has changed. The simple fact is, though, that we are undergoing a significant reduction in revenues which will be spelt out in the Mid-Year Budget Review, and we are in a very difficult world economic climate. In that climate, retaining the AAA credit rating is going to be extremely challenging.