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TREASURER

PARLIAMENT HOUSE
CANBERRA 2600

President of the Senate
Australian Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Speaker
House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Mr President
Dear Mr Speaker

I hereby submit Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements in support of the
2015-16 Additional Estimates for the Treasury Portfolio.

These statements have been developed, and are submitted to the Parliament, as a statement on the funding requirements being sought for the Portfolio.

I present these statements by virtue of my ministerial responsibility for accountability to the Parliament and, through it, the public.

Yours sincerely
SIGNED
HON S. MORRISON MP


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NEC/nec
not elsewhere classified
-
nil
..
not zero, but rounded to zero
na
not applicable (unless otherwise specified)
nfp
not for publication
$m
$ million

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