Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, upon notice, on 6 November 2012:

(1) What reductions or savings have been made within the portfolio following the 2012 13 Budget. (2) What programs have been reduced or discontinued within the portfolio following the 2012 - 13 Budget.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

The 2012-13 Budget when released on 8 May 2012 published a number of savings or reduction measures. These are available for the portfolio in 2012-13 Budget Paper No. 2 at:

http://budget.gov.au/2012-13/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-08.htm

All savings decisions taken since the 2012-13 Budget were reported in the 2012-13 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The MYEFO was released by the Treasurer on 22 October 2012, and provides detail on all decisions, including savings measures, taken by Government since the 2012-13 Budget. The MYEFO publication is available at: http://budget.gov.au/2012-13/content/myefo/html/index.htm.