Page 1691 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 4 May 2010

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Financial Management Act, pursuant to subsection 62(1)—Statements of Intent—

2010-2011—

ACT Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Authority, dated 28 April 2010.

ACT Gambling and Racing Commission, dated 20 and 29 April 2010.

ACT Insurance Authority, dated 30 April 2010.

ACT Long Service Leave Authority, dated 30 April and 3 May 2010.

ACT Public Cemeteries Authority, dated 23 and 28 April 2010.

Canberra Institute of Technology, dated 29 and 30 April 2010.

Cultural Facilities Corporation, dated 20 and 28 April 2010.

Exhibition Park Corporation, dated 20 and 29 April 2010.

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission, dated 28 April 2010.

Land Development Agency, dated 28 April 2010.

Legal Aid Commission (ACT), dated 28 April 2010.

Public Trustee for the ACT, dated 28 April 2010.

2009-2010—ACT Long Service Leave Authority (for the period 1 January to 30 June 2010), dated 30 April and 3 May 2010.

Title read by Clerk.

MS GALLAGHER: I move:

That this bill be agreed to in principle.

A Budget for Our Growing City

Mr Speaker, the 2010-11 ACT Budget is a Budget about the growth of Canberra.

It is about meeting our community’s needs and preparing our city for the future.

This is a responsible Budget that seeks to balance the growth in demand for our services with the restraint necessary to return our Budget to surplus.

In every Budget the Government faces the challenge of meeting competing pressures and this Budget seeks to strike the right balance.

Since self-Government we have been becoming increasingly self-sufficient and the Government continues to take decisive action to ensure that we keep the ACT on a strong financial footing.

In this Budget the ACT Labor Government’s investments will support sustainable growth for our community and continue to invest in what our community really needs: better schools and health care, support for the most vulnerable, promoting positive


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