House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Public Sector Wages Public Sector Wages In reply to Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Public Sector Wages In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (17 July 2014). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business Public Sector Wages The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business): I have been advised: The Australian Bureau of Statistics Wage Price Index (Catalogue 6345.0) indicates that public sector wage growth in South Australia over the last ten years has been declining from above 4.0 per cent per annum between 2003-04 and 2008-09 to 3.1 per cent in 2012-13. This will differ from the growth in the general government sector employee expenses line, which will also be impacted by changes to FTE numbers, the quantum of TVSP payments and the level of expenditure on overtime and other employee entitlements ABS Wage Price Index (6345.0) South Australia–Public Sector Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses 2003-04	4.1 per cent 2004-05	4.2 per cent 2005-06	4.5 per cent 2006-07	4.4 per cent 2007-08	4.5 per cent 2008-09	4.3 per cent 2009-10	3.4% per cent 2010-11	3.5 per cent 2011-12	3.3 per cent 2012-13	3.1 per cent.