Emergency Services Levy

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:26): Supplementary again: the Treasurer mentioned deficits. Has the remission on recreational boating been considered to be removed to make up for the $2 million deficit that the SAFECOM budget has?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:26): Those issues aren't linked to the best of my knowledge. The reason the remissions on the emergency services levy were removed was because of cuts made by the commonwealth government to health and education grants they give the states. We had to obviously fill that dramatic hole because of the $80 billion worth of cuts made by the commonwealth government to health and education funding. So I think the two issues aren't linked, but I will get a more detailed answer for the member.