Page 267 - Week 01 - Thursday, 15 February 1990
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On CNN its twenty two to nine and we cross straight away to the Chief Minister, Trevor Kaine. Good morning Mr Kaine.
Trevor Kaine: Hello Pro.
Pru Goward: Now Mr Kaine your Executive Deputy for Education just committed us to no balloting, or committed the ACT to no balloting, does that to you mean that youre going to have to spend a bit more money on Education to get those kids back in classes Trevor Kaine: No, I dont think it means that at all Pro, and what we ought to be talking about is how we are going to deal with our budgetary situation in global terms over the next couple of years. As you know, Ive appointed a Priorities Review Team to, which is a team of professionals to give the Government independent advice on how to deal with the fact that 18 months from now the Commonwealth stops spending additional money in the Territory and weve got in effect a budget precipice that has been assessed by the Commonwealth Finance Minister, Senator Walsh, as perhaps of the order of $100 million a year. What youve just been talking to Hector Kinloch about is the result of knee jerk decisions taken in this years budget. We cant afford to operate in that way. Weve got to look across the whole range of Government activities and decide in a methodical way how we are going to stop spending a $100* million; a year. (End extract)
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