How much of the Queensland health budget (inaudible) $9.5 billion will the federal Government fund?
PM: Well, what we’ve said is that when it comes to the Queensland budget, that we, the Australian Government, will now step up from funding 35 per cent of the recurrent costs of the Queensland health budget to 60 per cent. And on top of that, 60 per cent of the training and the research functions which fall within the Queensland health budget, and 60 per cent of the capital costs of the system. That’s what we step in to do. We therefore adjust the GST payments from the Queensland Government and other governments accordingly, create a hospitals fund for the nation, and for future growth, we will then add to that in the future with more doctors, more nurses, and more hospital beds. On the precise numbers for each state breakdown, we can give you those later on. JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, Peter Dutton in an interview today said work practices of doctors need to be looked at and he suggested that they spend a lot of time on Facebook. PM: I haven’t see the full text of Mr Dutton’s remark a
Related Questions
- Has the federal government made recommendations to protect human health against Automotive Gasoline exposure?
- How much of the Queensland health budget (inaudible) $9.5 billion will the federal Government fund?
- Do you think the United States federal government should fund research that uses Stem Cells?
