House of Assembly Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Essential Services Commission Essential Services Commission In reply to Mr COWDREY House of Assembly Colton Essential Services Commission In reply to Mr COWDREY (Colton) ((17 June 2022).). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Treasurer Essential Services Commission The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer): I have been advised: Yes. The increase in the budgeted receipts from $270,000 in 2021-22 to $1.045 million in 2022-23 is predominantly due to ESCOSA undertaking the new statutory requirement relating to the provision of advice on the appropriateness of amendments to, and revenue sources for, local council's long-term financial, infrastructure and asset management plans. All costs, including set-up costs in the order of $473,000 in 2021-22, will be fully recovered from local councils, with invoicing beginning in 2022-23. The ongoing cost of the program is budgeted at $768,000 per annum (indexed).