Mr BURKE - 2005-05-05
This is a copy of the Appropriation Act, which has as its aim:
It guarantees payment to run the Territory until 30 June. If the budget is not passed by 30 June and supply runs out, how can you guarantee that public servants will be paid, that government will pay its debts to business, that essential services such as hospitals, schools, public transport, police, fire and emergency services will have the money necessary to operate on a day-to-day basis? Is this a responsible way to run the Territory’s economy?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the question from the Leader of the Opposition is predicated on some date that he seems to have in his mind of when I am going to call the election. As I said, it is all based on speculation about whether I am going to call an election shortly, otherwise you would not be asking this. As I said before, we are a responsible government. We have a terrific public sector, we value our businesses. Those payments, of course, will continue, and we will have an election before 15 October. End of story!
- To authorise the issuing and expending of public monies of the Territory in respect of the year ending 30 June 2005.
It guarantees payment to run the Territory until 30 June. If the budget is not passed by 30 June and supply runs out, how can you guarantee that public servants will be paid, that government will pay its debts to business, that essential services such as hospitals, schools, public transport, police, fire and emergency services will have the money necessary to operate on a day-to-day basis? Is this a responsible way to run the Territory’s economy?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, the question from the Leader of the Opposition is predicated on some date that he seems to have in his mind of when I am going to call the election. As I said, it is all based on speculation about whether I am going to call an election shortly, otherwise you would not be asking this. As I said before, we are a responsible government. We have a terrific public sector, we value our businesses. Those payments, of course, will continue, and we will have an election before 15 October. End of story!
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016