Budget Contingency Provisions

In reply to the Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (24 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised the following:

The general government sector budget holds a contingency provision over the forward estimates to maintain the overall size of the government's investing budget. While agency investing budgets typically decline over the forward estimates as approved projects are scheduled to finish, the contingency provision will rise as the unallocated component of the general government sector budget increases.

Consistent with past practice of previous governments, we do not disclose these general contingency provisions.