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ABC Online, Budget blow out debate:
The Tasmanian Parliament is debating the state government’s request for an extra $45-million to deal with a budget blow out.
The Premier Lara Giddings says the additional money was foreshadowed in the Mid Year Financial Report* released last month.
She’s today introduced the Supplementary Appropriation Bill to cover what she says was additional and unavoidable expenditure, not foreseen in the last budget.
Ms Giddings has told parliament it covers the Health Department’s budget blow-out of $25-million and funding for the forest peace deal.
“This time last year when it came to the budget of course we didn’t know about the implications of the intergovernmental agreement and the state government’s contribution of some $15-million,” she said.
• *John Lawrence, Tasmanian Times, 22.02.12 4:15 am: Cliched, populist drivel
The next Economic Society monthly function will be presented on Thursday 22 March 2012 by John Lawrence, Advisor to the Hon Ruth Forrest MLC, accountant, and regular contributor to the Tasmanian Times.
John regularly writes on the topics of Forestry and State Finances. In 2011, John was the Tasmanian Times Tasmanian of the Year, an award given for his ‘ability to translate arcane company financials by lucid analysis.’
John’s talk will be entitled ‘The State of State finances: What your mother didn’t tell you’. The talk will be held at 5:15PM in the Murray Room at the Department of Treasury and Finance.
Download a flyer for this event:
March_presentation_-_John_Lawrence.pdf
Please RSVP by return email to this address, or alternatively give me a ring on 6233 3753, by 12 noon on Thursday 22 March to ensure adequate seating is available.
• First published: 2012-03-14 05:39 AM
