STATE FINANCES —
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
478. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Treasurer:
I refer to the state's
finances and the decision to delay the budget to October 2020.
(1) Does the
Treasurer receive regular updates from Treasury regarding the state's
revenue and expenditure estimates?
(2) If yes to
(1), on what date did the Treasurer receive the last update from Treasury?
(3) Based on the
most recent advice from WA Treasury, what is the current forecast surplus for
2019–20?
(4) What is the
forecast iron ore royalties for 2019–20?
(5) What is the
forecast payroll tax for 2019–20?
(6) What is the
forecast transfer duty revenue for 2019–20?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following has been provided to me by the
Treasurer.
(1)–(6) Treasury
provides regular updates to the Expenditure Review Committee on the state's
economy and finances. These updates are used to inform the ERC's
decision-making and are cabinet-in-confidence. However, by the end of this month, the Treasurer will be tabling in
Parliament the March Quarterly Financial Results Report.