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Photo: Малкольм Торнбулл лоббирует идею отказа федерального правительства от ответственности за финансирование государственных школ страны.

Mr. Tornbulla was one of the proposals, made in block package reforming the Federation, made by the Federal Government in the past year.

Turnbull said, that time States charge income tax, they could assume responsibility for financing education.

This option includes the idea of giving the State and territories full responsibility for financing education and limit federal budget spending and switching to the same system, that exists in independent schools and States and territories refuse to finance public schools.

«Take a look from the point of view of public schools and public education, If they had the money, which are now in the hands of the State, and if the money from the share of the tax base were in their hands, do you really think, that schools will not be able to manage money better than the State?

«This question is to ask the Ministers of education: as for your, Education Minister in Canberra knows best, How to open an elementary school in Tasmania and South Australia or Western Australia, the Minister of education in these States?»

The idea of a Prime Minister would have been one of the main factors of change in the way of funding public schools. Photo: Theo Fakos.

In the current year budget costs of the Commonwealth will make $ 5,74 billion on public education and $ 9,9 billion for non-public schools.

Mr. Shorten accused Prime Minister, that he does not consider education a priority.

«There are a few things, that is also important, as education in the future prosperity of our country», said labor leader.

At the end of March this year, Mr Turnbull has confirmed at a meeting of leaders of the Council of Australian State and territory governments, that will soon be considered a proposal for the Federal Government to allocate them a fixed percentage of income tax.

The idea is that, that States must take full responsibility for the costs of major programmes, such as hospitals and schools, and will be forced to cut costs and make these programs more effective.

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