Page 536 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Treasurer, what will be the impact of this proposed stimulus package in the ACT on inflation, employment and gross state product?
She said:
But I think some of those questions that Mr Seselja asked are very difficult to answer. I do not think I am in a position to be able to answer that question today.
On the construction of school buildings the Treasurer was asked:
What will be the impact in terms of recurrent costs of these new buildings on the bottom line of the ACT budget?
The Treasurer said:
That detail has not been worked through yet. Of course, that information will be available and will be provided. I presume the earliest we would do that is through the budget papers, which will show the money coming into the territory’s accounts, how we account for that …
She did not know. On insulation:
Minister, can you provide to the Assembly the exact advice on the status of that program and who is managing it.
Ms Gallagher said:
I would ask the federal government for that. I have some of the federal government’s media releases, but they are available on their website if you are able to peruse that. I do not believe that we have anything other than what is available publicly for that element of the program.
So they have not even been told about that element. On GST revenues, again, the Treasurer says:
Again, as this program is rolled out some of that finer detail may change. But we are just not in a position to provide you with that exact information.
On economic modelling, the Treasurer said:
… I am not sure it is the best use of Treasury’s time today, without all the information available to them, to do modelling on a package for which they do not have all the details.
On housing, Mr Coe asked the Treasurer:
Given the certainty with which you spoke about prices, will you table the advice and modelling you have received about this initiative?
Ms Gallagher said:
I don’t have anything to table, Mr Speaker.
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