Mr. Lembit Suur at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 31st, 2016. See this statement in context.

May 31st, 2016 / 6:40 p.m.

First Assistant Secretary, Governance and Public Management, Australian Government

Then the government returned to talking about the budget balance in cash terms, because that was an easier number to explain, so even though we have modified accrual budgeting, the primary measure of the budget is a cash measure. I think it's fair to say—

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