House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-05-06 Daily Xml

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Black Spot Funding

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (16:31): Supplementary, again to the minister. Given the minister's response, is he able to put a figure against the level of increased funding for black spot road funding support that he has sought from the Minister for Transport and from the Treasurer?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Automotive Transformation) (16:31): The government is in the process of formulating the budget. All the—

Ms Chapman: What's he asking?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: He's asking about how the budget bits are going. The government is working collaboratively with the entire ministry and, indeed, I look forward to members opposite coming to me to ask questions about where their priorities are for spending in their electorates. Perhaps one day the member for Dunstan can come to me and say, 'Tom, I need your help.' I think it is completely inappropriate for us to be debating the budget before the budget is introduced.