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Tuesday, 11 September 1990

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MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 2.30 pm and read the prayer.

SUSPENSION OF STANDING AND TEMPORARY ORDERS

Motion (by Mr Collaery) agreed to:

That so much of the standing and temporary orders be suspended as would prevent:

(a) any business before the Assembly at 3.00 pm this day being interrupted to allow the Chief Minister to be called on forthwith to present the Appropriation Bill 1990-91;

(b) debate on any motion before the Assembly at the time of interruption being adjourned until the question - "That debate on the Appropriation Bill 1990-91 be adjourned and the resumption of the debate be made an order of the day for the next sitting" is agreed; and

(c) at 3.00 pm on Thursday 13 September, the Order of the Day for resumption of debate on the question "That the Appropriation Bill 1990-91 be agreed to in principle", being called on notwithstanding any business before the Assembly and debate on any motion before the Assembly at that time being adjourned until a later hour that day.

QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Budget Decisions

MS FOLLETT: My question is to Mr Kaine, the Treasurer. I refer to the statement made by the Minister for Finance, Mr Duby, on the Channel 10 news last night. He said, "Cigarettes and beer will not be raised in the budget". I ask the Treasurer: is it now policy for Ministers in the Alliance Government to announce budget decisions prior to the Treasurer's speech? If not, what action does the Chief Minister intend to take to discipline his Minister for Finance?

MR KAINE: It is an interesting question, Mr Speaker. I think I would be hard pressed to discipline anybody for talking about what is not in the budget. If Mr Duby had

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