Expenditure Targets

In reply to Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (20 June 2024). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Treasurer, Minister for Defence and Space Industries): The government is often required to make decisions between budgets as circumstances dictate. In making these decisions, consideration is given whether to provide any additional resources to agency budgets. In circumstances where it is agreed to provide additional resources, agencies' expenditure is increased to the approved level.

In the absence of a decision to increase an agency's budget, it is the government's expectation that chief executives will manage their resources and meet the budget targets that were approved by cabinet in the 2024-25 budget.

Agency budgets will continue to be monitored over the course of 2024-25 to track agency progress against approved budgets.