House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time State Debt State Debt Mr MALINAUSKAS House of Assembly Croydon Leader of the Opposition State Debt Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier still believe that $14 billion in debt is too much for the state budget? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier State Debt The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:15): I am not 100 per cent sure what the Leader of the Opposition is referring to. The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is warned. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: He is probably referring to a specific point in time. There will be some times in history when $14 billion will be very significant. For example, in 101 that would have been a very large sum of money. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Playford is called to order. The member for Ramsay is also called to order. The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: But we are satisfied that we have struck the right balance in terms of debt for our state, investing in jobs at a time when the national economy— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. T.J. Whetstone House of Assembly The Hon. T.J. Whetstone: Economic geniuses over there. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Primary Industries is called to order. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Premier, please be seated for one moment. Mr Boyer interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is called to order. The Hon. S.C. Mullighan House of Assembly The Hon. S.C. Mullighan: It's genii. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Lee is called to order. The Hon. T.J. Whetstone interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Minister for Primary Industries is warned. The Premier has the call. The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I've finished, sir; thank you. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Premier has completed his answer. Leader of the Opposition.