House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-05-15 Daily Xml

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Question Time

FEDERAL BUDGET

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:08): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier confirm that federal specific purpose payments for South Australia were revised upwards by $285 million over the next four years in the federal budget?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:08): We are presently analysing all of the effects on the budget. As I mentioned—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the Leader of the Opposition to order.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: As I mentioned in the ministerial statement, we are presently analysing all of the effects that have occurred within the federal budget yesterday evening. We know that a number of specific purpose payments were in fact ceased, which has a deleterious impact on the budget. Others were continued, and we are presently analysing the effect that that is having on the state budget. All will be revealed on state budget day.

Mr MARSHALL: A supplementary?

The SPEAKER: If indeed it is a supplementary.