Agriculture needs to find $5m in savings

February 10, 2010 by admin

(SMH) The federal department responsible for agriculture, fisheries and forestry will have to find about $5 million in savings next financial year to meet the government's efficiency dividend. But it's too early to say what programs will be dumped to achieve the 3.25 per cent target, a Senate inquiry has heard. read more

Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner is on the record saying there's a bit less than half of the $42 billion "economic stimulus" money doing nothing. Wise up Labor -- we won't miss $5 million out of $20+ billion for our farmers!