Penny Wong - Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Participation, Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility
Media Statement - 25th May 2005
The Howard Government and the Finance Department today refused to reveal basic costings information for the 'Welfare to Work' scheme, Shadow Employment Minister Penny Wong said.
In Senate Estimates, they specifically refused to reveal how much money was being saved by moving people on to the new dole payments that are central to the scheme.
Senator Wong asked Mr Phil Bowen, Budget General Manager at the Finance Department:
Perhaps you can give me this? What are the savings resulting from the reduction in the Parenting Payment and the DSP payment to the Newstart Allowance over the forward estimates? It is a very simple question.
Mr Bowen replied:
Senator, I cannot give you that, but can I say that if that figure were produced it would be a very misleading figure."
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