[dbaust] ndis
- From: "Trudy Ryall" <trudy.ryall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Meredith Prain" <Meredith.Prain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <dbaust@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:29:55 +1100
FYI
Abbott says NDIS can be funded from The Australian News 17 October 2012
Opposition leader Tony Abbott says bringing the budget to surplus will help
fund the NDIS.
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has a "firm intention" to bring the budget back
to a strong surplus so a coalition government can fund a national disability
insurance scheme (NDIS)
The scheme is expected to cost around $15 billion a year to run when fully
implemented in 2018/19.
The Gillard Labor government has so far set aside $1 billion for trial sites,
but a Senate estimates committee on Tuesday heard that beyond the next four
years, no formal assumptions have been made about its funding.
Mr Abbott told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday the scheme could be funded
under a coalition government pending a strong budget surplus.
"If we can get the budget back into strong surplus, and I believe we can ... we
will be much better placed to pay for the national disability insurance
scheme," Mr Abbott said.
Asked about the estimates hearing evidence, Mr Abbott said: "We think that it
is possible to implement the NDIS in accordance with the Productivity
Commission's timetable."
"It will be easier to do that responsibly if we can get the budget into strong
surplus, and that's our firm intention should we be in government," he said.
During the estimates hearing, Finance Minister Penny Wong reiterated the
government's commitment to the NDIS.
The government is aiming to return a $1.5 billion surplus in 2012/13.
Mr Abbott has previously expressed support for a "responsible and timely" NDIS.
Trudy Ryall
trudy.ryall@xxxxxxxxxxx
0428 393 408
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