House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-06-04 Daily Xml

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State Government Revenue

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:38): My question is to the Treasurer. Is it the case that the up and coming budget will see a write-up in state government revenue, given that yesterday's Queensland budget wrote up revenue by some $3.7 billion over the four years, beginning this year, compared with what was predicted in the Queensland mid-year budget review?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:38): Obviously, the final figures will be released on budget day and members can make their own judgements then, but it is fair to say that our own receipts are down, offset by receipts from the GST, so the net benefit is minor. I will make a much more fulsome answer to the house on budget day.