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[email protected] p^-y^/v/IO nCJ Department of Treasury and Finance r r* DATE DUE 13 hi* /o^• ¡it — & ij ^ T- RrtCGO VICTORIA. Department of Treasury and Finance Annual Report - 1995/96 Department of Treasury and Finance 1 Treasury Place Melbourne Victoria 3002 Telephone: (03)9651 5111 n . Victoria Facsimile: (03)9654 7215 JAaA DTS 753 DX 21 ' VIC. JOINT DEPT. INFO. CENTRE -8 NOV 1936 _ ^b/ofaT LEVEL 3, 1 MACARTHUR STREET E. MELBOURNE VIC. 3002 The Honourable Alan Stockdale MP The Honourable Roger Hallam MLC Treasurer Minister for Finance Minister for Multimedia Minister for Gaming 1 Treasury Place MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Dear Ministers I have pleasure in submitting to you a report on the operations and financial statements of the Department of Treasury and Finance, in accordance with Section 45 (6) of the Financial Management Act 1994, for the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, for presentation to Parliament. 1995/96 was again a year of significant achievement for the Department of Treasury and Finance. State debt was reduced by more than one third and a current account surplus was recorded for the second consecutive year. These efforts have been recognised with the recent upgrading by Standard and Poor's of the State's credit rating from "AA" to "AA+". The Department consolidated its corporate headquarters during the year, relocating to the 1 Treasury Place / 1 Macarthur Street precinct in August and October 1995.