| Senate Notice Paper Question No 2566 Schedule Number: 300321 |
Publication Date: 24 February 2010 Hansard: Pages 1138-9 |
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Defence: Strategic Reform Program |
Senator: Johnston | |
Senator Johnston asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 11 January 2010:
With reference to the Strategic Reform Program and for the period 1 July to 30 September 2009: (a) what total productivity improvement savings of the forecasted $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion per year have been made; and (b) what one off savings have been made.
Senator Faulkner - The answer to the honourable Senator’s question is as follows:
(a) and (b) The Defence Budget Audit proposed productivity improvements which would save between $1.3m and $1.8m annually and a one-off saving of between $218m and $398m from overall productivity measures. The Defence Budget Audit was a key input to the Strategic Reform Program. There are no indications that the forecast savings for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 will not be achieved.