Ms LAWRIE - 2012-10-24
In the NT News of 27 September this year you said you would wipe out the debt by 2016. Yes or no, will you?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her question. We have made no secret of the fact that is one of the intentions of this government. We are now in a position of assessing the damage. We have appointed a Renewal Management Board consisting of five highly-esteemed and capable people who are assessing the exact state of the finances in all the agencies within government, all the corporations, all the places this government could be hiding money ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The question was, ‘You said you would wipe out debt by 2016. Yes or no, will you?’
Mrs LAMBLEY: We are doing everything we can to come into surplus, Leader of the Opposition.
Ms LAWRIE: After the Chief Minister pointed out you do not know the difference between deficit and debt ...
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Karama, please be seated.
Mrs LAMBLEY: I am one minute into my response, Leader of the Opposition. You know, as well as I do that you get three minutes!
We intend to come into surplus ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order! Cease interjections! Treasurer, you have the call.
Mrs LAMBLEY: We will be returning the fiscal balance to zero by the end of our term.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her question. We have made no secret of the fact that is one of the intentions of this government. We are now in a position of assessing the damage. We have appointed a Renewal Management Board consisting of five highly-esteemed and capable people who are assessing the exact state of the finances in all the agencies within government, all the corporations, all the places this government could be hiding money ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! The question was, ‘You said you would wipe out debt by 2016. Yes or no, will you?’
Mrs LAMBLEY: We are doing everything we can to come into surplus, Leader of the Opposition.
Ms LAWRIE: After the Chief Minister pointed out you do not know the difference between deficit and debt ...
Madam SPEAKER: Member for Karama, please be seated.
Mrs LAMBLEY: I am one minute into my response, Leader of the Opposition. You know, as well as I do that you get three minutes!
We intend to come into surplus ...
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order! Cease interjections! Treasurer, you have the call.
Mrs LAMBLEY: We will be returning the fiscal balance to zero by the end of our term.
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