House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Water Pricing Water Pricing Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Water Pricing Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:53): By how much will the mothballing of the desal plant reduce water bills then in South Australia? 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 Water Pricing The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:53): The former treasurer announced in the last price determination that there was an over 6 per cent decrease in water costs to the consumer last financial year. Going forward the next two years, from memory, it is capped to no more than inflation. Currently, ESCOSA are working with the government for the next round of price determinations and they will be published some time around 2015, I think, but I will get back to the house on a more accurate date.