House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Budget Forecast BUDGET FORECAST Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition BUDGET FORECAST Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Why does the Premier's budget forecast payroll tax revenue growth of 7 per cent a year over the forward estimates, given that jobs growth will average just 1.25 per cent a year? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts BUDGET FORECAST The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:22): Because there is not a direct correlation between the way in which— Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: Between employment and payroll? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, there are thresholds that of course are not indexed, so a number of people actually find themselves in different categories; that is the way in which those particular revenues are actually enjoyed across the forward estimates. The rate of growth of particular enterprises of a certain size then sounds in a particular revenue impact. But, once again, you will see how we make estimates across the forward estimates as we publish our budget papers.