Ms LAWRIE - 2001-10-25
Did the previous government tell Territorians they increased expenditure in health in the last CLP budget?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the honourable member for her question. The simple answer is yes, the former CLP government through the Treasurer, the member for Katherine, told Territorians they increased expenditure in health by 2.5%. This fact was reported in the former Treasurer’s statements about the budget.
In making this claim, the former CLP government compared the expenditure on health in the previous financial year, 2000-01, with the allocation of funds to health in the current 2001-02 budget. The former government told Territorians in its budget that it expected to spend $436m in health in 2000-01, and it had taken the decision to increase the money for health by 2.5%. This news would have been warmly received by many Territorians. Health is a very important issue for many in our community, and for the government to announce an increase in health funding in the budget would have been welcome news to many people.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the honourable member for her question. The simple answer is yes, the former CLP government through the Treasurer, the member for Katherine, told Territorians they increased expenditure in health by 2.5%. This fact was reported in the former Treasurer’s statements about the budget.
In making this claim, the former CLP government compared the expenditure on health in the previous financial year, 2000-01, with the allocation of funds to health in the current 2001-02 budget. The former government told Territorians in its budget that it expected to spend $436m in health in 2000-01, and it had taken the decision to increase the money for health by 2.5%. This news would have been warmly received by many Territorians. Health is a very important issue for many in our community, and for the government to announce an increase in health funding in the budget would have been welcome news to many people.
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