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Australian Capital Territory
CHIEF MINISTER
Rosemary Follett MLA
Mr Greg Cornwell MLA
ACT Legislative Assembly
London Circuit
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Dear Mr Cornwell
On 24 August 1994 you asked a question relating to the costs associated with the ACTTAB/VITAB Agreement. At that time, I was able to provide you with information on legal, administrative and printing costs, and undertook to follow up on other associated expenses identified in your question.
I have been advised that in relation to travel costs resulting from negotiation of the ACTTAB/VITAB Agreement and establishment of computerised links, all such costs were borne by VITAB.
I am also advised that ACTTAB did not incur any costs in respect of upgrading its computer system to provide for the VITAB arrangements. Some changes to software were required, however, and I understand that the approximate cost of this work was $17,000.
In relation to your proposition that the ACT has lost revenue as a result of a severing of the link with the Northern Territory TAB, I would take this opportunity of informing you that there has been no severing of links with the Northern Territory TAB. Rather, ACTTAB again expects to receive a substantial fee from the Northern Territory for providing linking services. I understand that this fee will be approximately $200,000 in 1994/95.
Finally, you sought information relating to the linkage fees payable by ACTTAB under the new pooling arrangements with TABCORP. I am advised that the linkage fee for 1994/95 is expected to be 0.19% of the total bets transmitted, and that this is a
considerably lesser amount than the fee recently proposed by the NSW TAB. -
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Follett
1 3 SEP
ACT Legislative Assembly, London Circuit, ACT 2601. GPO Box 158 Canberra ACT 2601
Phone (06) 20S 0000. Fax (06) 205 0535
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