Ms CARNEY - 2005-12-01
On page 119 of the annual report for the department of Community Development, Sport, Recreation, Arts, Museums and Library Services, it reports a surplus of $50m. This is an incredibly good result and one that would make companies in the world swoon with admiration. However, closer inspection reveals that the extra $50m is actually an off-budget cash injection from you. Is it not the case that you have done this to mask the $44m blow-out in indigenous infrastructure and housing services? Is that why you buried this fact in a footnote to a balance sheet on page 119 of this report and is that also why you waited until last evening, the second-last day of the sittings for this year, to table this report?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am not familiar with that line in the report. I can only assume that it may have been an injection into the GBD around housing given the strong growth of the First Home Owners Scheme, in what we have been doing there and really streaking the home owner base in the Northern Territory. It is a great success story for those people who were struggling to get into the housing market. If that is not the case, I stand to be corrected. I am sure my staff will be listening to my response and they will be either saying: ‘God, he has nailed that;’ or: ‘Oh my God, he has that wrong!’ Either way …
Ms Carney: You do not know about the $50m?
Dr Lim: $50m!
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr STIRLING: … I will get advice and I will ensure that the Leader of the Opposition has the correct detail around that figure.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am not familiar with that line in the report. I can only assume that it may have been an injection into the GBD around housing given the strong growth of the First Home Owners Scheme, in what we have been doing there and really streaking the home owner base in the Northern Territory. It is a great success story for those people who were struggling to get into the housing market. If that is not the case, I stand to be corrected. I am sure my staff will be listening to my response and they will be either saying: ‘God, he has nailed that;’ or: ‘Oh my God, he has that wrong!’ Either way …
Ms Carney: You do not know about the $50m?
Dr Lim: $50m!
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr STIRLING: … I will get advice and I will ensure that the Leader of the Opposition has the correct detail around that figure.
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