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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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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 (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: Order!

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.

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