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That is a 150 per cent increase. On the next page, under the heading “Budget Highlights”, we see $865,000 for cultural activities from the Health Promotion Fund. Either that is - - -

Mr Humphries: A misprint.

MR MOORE: With a smirk on his face, Mr Humphries interjects to say that that must be a misprint. I think the only misprint is that it should not have been there, because it makes it a bit too obvious. It certainly was a misprint putting it on the opposite page, which is a bit of a nuisance. The arts and heritage budget is already down $800,000, and then you have to add the Health Promotion Fund money to that. Effectively, I presume, it would be down $1.665m, depending on where you want to put this money from the Health Promotion Fund. The reality is that you cannot have it in both spots. Either it is in one or it is in the other, but it certainly cannot be in both spots.

Mr Speaker, I now draw your attention to taxation revenue on page 104 of Budget Paper No. 3.

Mr Kaine: Have you been getting lessons in accounting from Lucy?

MR MOORE: I would be very interested to hear the response, Mr Speaker. Mr Kaine interjects to ask whether I have been getting financial advice from Ms Horodny. In fact, he called her Lucy. I would never use a first name in this chamber. It is quite clear that the Government could use some training themselves. I have already drawn attention to the $6.9m cut in education which they are trying to convince us is not a cut at all. If anybody needs lessons in accounting, I would be looking at your benches, Mr Kaine. You might do well to give your members a few lessons, as I know you are certainly capable of doing. (Extension of time granted)

Mr Humphries: You told us that you had only one page.

MR MOORE: I do have only one page. I am still going. I am about three-quarters of the way through it. Page 104 of Budget Paper No. 3 sets out taxation revenue. It points out, as the Chief Minister did in her speech, that we actually get a 5 per cent increase. If you take the CPI increase out of that, it is effectively a one per cent increase in revenue. But in reality, for ordinary wage earners and for genuine small business, it is a much greater increase because from that 5 per cent you have to deduct the $13m reduction in payroll tax.

We should look at revenues and see what the real picture is. Tobacco revenue is increasing by $12m; vehicle registrations, $3m; FID, $1m; petrol, $1.5m. It is interesting that revenue from petrol is going up $1.5m this year. I thought I heard the Liberals at some stage talking about a $6m reduction in that area. Of course, it was not worth keeping that promise! I see Mr Humphries sitting here. I am reminded of something that he said back in 1992-93 when we were in the other building. He said, “I can be honest now that I am in opposition”. We note, Mr Speaker, that Mr Humphries is back in government and presenting the pictures. No doubt he will be seeking to influence his colleagues.

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