House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Question Time Federal Budget FEDERAL BUDGET Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition FEDERAL BUDGET Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:08): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier confirm that federal specific purpose payments for South Australia were revised upwards by $285 million over the next four years in the federal budget? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts FEDERAL BUDGET The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:08): We are presently analysing all of the effects on the budget. As I mentioned— Mr Marshall interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: As I mentioned in the ministerial statement, we are presently analysing all of the effects that have occurred within the federal budget yesterday evening. We know that a number of specific purpose payments were in fact ceased, which has a deleterious impact on the budget. Others were continued, and we are presently analysing the effect that that is having on the state budget. All will be revealed on state budget day. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: A supplementary? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: If indeed it is a supplementary.