If I could quote from the 1996 budget, “the government intends to move to full accrual accounting for budgeting and accounting purposes”. It did not mention appropriations, and it did not specify anything beyond that.
So somewhat belatedly, we did move on a reporting basis, and we did move on a budgeting basis overall. Where we have not moved is on some of the departmental level financial decisions and in terms of appropriations. Those are the two areas, which, as the Auditor General has quite correctly pointed out, go fully together.
We have moved beyond the 1996 commitment. The question now is how to move beyond that. There's not a specific announcement of an intention to do something beyond that.