Country Health SA

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (14:50): A supplementary: in the minister's answer, he referred to $779 million in this financial year for Country Health and $766 million in the previous financial year for Country Health. Being generous, that is $13 million, which represents a 1.7 per cent increase, which is only one-fifth of the approximate health increase in costs per year. So, why indeed is regional health suffering in comparison to metropolitan health?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:51): The figures I used were $778.9 million in 2014-15 compared to $766.2 million in 2013-14.