Official Committee Hansard
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Official Committee Hansard SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Reference: Commonwealth, state and territory fiscal relations and state and terri- tory government financial management THURSDAY, 17 JULY 2008 BRISBANE BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET Hansard transcripts of public hearings are made available on the inter- net when authorised by the committee. The internet address is: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard To search the parliamentary database, go to: http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Thursday, 17 July 2008 Members: Senator Ian Macdonald (Chair), Senators Boyce, Bushby, Forshaw and Polley Participating members: Senators Abetz, Adams, Arbib, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Bishop, Boswell, Brandis, Bob Brown, Carol Brown, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Collins, Coonan, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Ellison, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Farrell, Feeney, Fisher, Fifield, Furner, Heffernan, Hogg, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Lundy, Marshall, Mason, McEwen, McGauran, McLucas, Milne, Minchin, Moore, Nash, O’Brien, Parry, Payne, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Siewert, Stephens, Sterle, Troeth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon Senators in attendance: Senators Boyce, Cash, Ian Macdonald, Moore Terms of reference for the inquiry: To inquire into and report on: Commonwealth and state and territory fiscal relations and state and territory government financial management, including: a. Commonwealth funding to the states and territories – historic, current and projected; b. the cash and fiscal budgetary positions of state and territory governments – historic, current and projected; c. the level of debt of state/territory government businesses and utilities – historic, current and projected; d. the level of borrowing by state/territory governments – historic, current and projected; e.
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