House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-04-10 Daily Xml

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Question Time

GM HOLDEN

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): My question is again to the Premier. In relation to the $88 million in state taxpayer funded assistance already provided to Holden over the past decade, were there associated minimum job guarantees and have any of the guarantees been breached?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:29): I thank the honourable member for her question. I think the amount that has been provided over the course of this government at least to General Motors is actually in the order of $38.2 million, not $88 million, but I will check that figure and confirm it for the house.

Not all of that was linked to the investment process that led to the Cruze model being in place. However, certainly in relation to the Cruze model, there were in fact production targets which were included within that agreement, and they have been complied with.