Tuesday 24 June 2008

Estimates Committee B (Bartlett)

Capital investment program – Tasmania Tomorrow

CHAIR - We are going to move out of output group 3 into grants and subsidies and capital investment program.

Mr KERRY FINCH - There is a note here on 3.9, referring to the capital investment program, which explains that expenditure investment programs for future programs will not be determined until the TasmaniaTomorrow strategy's operational plans have been finalised.  I want to have some idea of what is likely to be added?  What is the program now and what is likely to be added to the amount of $850 000 in 2009-10?

Mr BARTLETT - There is an additional $4.4 million per annum over the forward Estimates for Tasmania Tomorrow.  We are not distributing the money to the TAFE output and the senior secondary college output because effectively at 1 January 2009 they will be re-formed into three new organisations and we will distribute the money then.  There is $7 million extra in this State Budget fort capital through those new organisations.  There is also $4.4 million per annum of Commonwealth money for facilities in TAFE campuses - even though they will be different organisations then. So the quantum is $4.4 million per annum plus $7 million effectively.