Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time State Budget State Budget The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition State Budget The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:52): A supplementary question arising from the answer given: the Treasurer talked about budget deficits and he has admitted that revenue is up, spending might be down. He was left with a surplus but he might turn it into a deficit. My question is: how many budgets has the Treasurer delivered in the past, and how many of those have been surpluses? The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Treasurer State Budget The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:52): As a former premier might have said, I don't accept the premise of the honourable member's question. The first point I would make is— The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: —what the Leader of the Opposition has just indicated is entirely inaccurate, and that is I never indicated the words to the effect that he indicated that I did. In relation to the position of former budgets, if you want to go back to 20 years ago, I am quite happy to bring into the house the four budget documents that were produced, three of which had surpluses in the non-commercial sector. Those documents indicate quite clearly they were surplus budgets.