Information Relating to all Disclosed Risks
Allowances for additional operating and capital spending in future Budgets are incorporated into the fiscal forecasts. From Budget 2011 the operating allowance is set at $1.12 billion per Budget (grown forward at 2% per annum) and the capital allowance is $1.39 billion per Budget from 2011 to 2014.
The risks outlined in this chapter, should they eventuate, would only have an effect on the operating balance and/or net debt to the extent that they were not funded from within the allowances, by reprioritising existing expenditure or through third-party revenue.
Policy options for many risks require further development, and the quantum of the risk is often uncertain. Consequently, the final cost or saving may differ from the amounts disclosed in this chapter.
