Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I'm talking about a proportion of it, Senator Hume, if you listen to me. A significant proportion of the lower payments is programs that are not going out the door. They will move into this financial year and the financial years beyond. That spending will hit the future budget deficits that we're having to manage against a backdrop of increasing pressure in those five programs that I spoke about to Senator Steele-John. The budget is in structural deficit, and we are working hard to repair it.