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“为东西连线项目支付了15亿澳元,时间远早于必要,使其计入工党的财年,以让工党看起来更糟糕。”
原始来源: Matthew Davis

原始来源

事实核查

gāi gāi 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng de de 核心hé xīn hé xīn 事实shì shí shì shí 通过tōng guò tōng guò 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 国家审计署guó jiā shěn jì shǔ guó jiā shěn jì shǔ (( ( ANAOANAO ANAO )) ) 多个duō gè duō gè 权威quán wēi quán wēi 来源lái yuán lái yuán 核实hé shí hé shí
The core facts of this claim are verified by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and multiple authoritative sources.
阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 确实què shí què shí zài zài 20142014 2014 nián nián 66 6 yuè yuè 3030 30 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 财年cái nián cái nián de de 最后zuì hòu zuì hòu 一天yī tiān yī tiān xiàng xiàng 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 支付zhī fù zhī fù le le 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 用于yòng yú yòng yú 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 部门bù mén bù mén 明确míng què míng què 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì 时机shí jī shí jī bìng bìng 必要bì yào bì yào [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The Abbott government did indeed pay $1.5 billion to Victoria for the East West Link project on June 30, 2014—the last day of the 2013-14 financial year—despite clear departmental advice that this timing was unnecessary [1].
根据gēn jù gēn jù 20152015 2015 nián nián 1212 12 yuè yuè 发布fā bù fā bù de de ANAOANAO ANAO 审计报告shěn jì bào gào shěn jì bào gào 联邦政府lián bāng zhèng fǔ lián bāng zhèng fǔ 20142014 2014 nián nián 66 6 yuè yuè 向前xiàng qián xiàng qián 任纳rèn nà rèn nà 普辛pǔ xīn pǔ xīn 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 支付zhī fù zhī fù le le 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 用于yòng yú yòng yú gāi gāi 收费公路shōu fèi gōng lù shōu fèi gōng lù de de 东段dōng duàn dōng duàn 托尼tuō ní tuō ní ·· · 阿博特于ā bó tè yú ā bó tè yú 20142014 2014 nián nián 55 5 yuè yuè 亲自qīn zì qīn zì 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn le le 该笔gāi bǐ gāi bǐ 款项kuǎn xiàng kuǎn xiàng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
According to the ANAO audit report published in December 2015, the Commonwealth gave the former Napthine government $1.5 billion for the toll road's eastern section in June 2014, with Tony Abbott personally approving the payment in May 2014 [1].
审计shěn jì shěn jì 明确指出míng què zhǐ chū míng què zhǐ chū "" " 决定jué dìng jué dìng 提前tí qián tí qián 提供tí gōng tí gōng 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán wèi wèi 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 带来dài lái dài lái le le 预算yù suàn yù suàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn shàng shàng de de 好处hǎo chù hǎo chù 通过tōng guò tōng guò 提前tí qián tí qián 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 导致dǎo zhì dǎo zhì 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 年度nián dù nián dù 预算赤字yù suàn chì zì yù suàn chì zì 更大gèng dà gèng dà "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The audit explicitly states: "The decision to provide $1.5 billion in advance provided budget presentation benefits to the government by bringing forward the payments which resulted in a larger budget deficit for 2013-14" [1].
审计shěn jì shěn jì hái hái 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn gāi gāi 决定jué dìng jué dìng 使shǐ shǐ 联邦政府lián bāng zhèng fǔ lián bāng zhèng fǔ 损失sǔn shī sǔn shī le le 49004900 4900 万澳元wàn ào yuán wàn ào yuán de de 利息收入lì xī shōu rù lì xī shōu rù 因为yīn wèi yīn wèi 这笔zhè bǐ zhè bǐ 资金zī jīn zī jīn 存放cún fàng cún fàng zài zài 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu de de 账户zhàng hù zhàng hù 中为zhōng wèi zhōng wèi 该州gāi zhōu gāi zhōu 赚取zhuàn qǔ zhuàn qǔ 利息lì xī lì xī ér ér 非为fēi wèi fēi wèi 联邦政府lián bāng zhèng fǔ lián bāng zhèng fǔ [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The audit also found that the decision cost the Commonwealth $49 million in lost interest payments because the money sat in Victoria's account earning interest for the state rather than the federal government [1].
部门bù mén bù mén 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì yīng yīng àn àn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 里程碑lǐ chéng bēi lǐ chéng bēi 分期付款fēn qī fù kuǎn fēn qī fù kuǎn ér ér fēi fēi 一次性yí cì xìng yí cì xìng 支付zhī fù zhī fù dàn dàn zhè zhè 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì 被忽视bèi hū shì bèi hū shì [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
Departmental advice had recommended paying the money in instalments aligned with project milestones rather than a lump sum, but this was ignored [1].
此外cǐ wài cǐ wài gāi gāi 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù zài zài 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 前未qián wèi qián wèi 经过jīng guò jīng guò InfrastructureInfrastructure Infrastructure AustraliaAustralia Australia de de 适当shì dàng shì dàng 评估píng gū píng gū
Furthermore, the project had not been properly assessed by Infrastructure Australia before the payment was made.
审计shěn jì shěn jì 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn "" " 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù de de 两个liǎng gè liǎng gè 阶段jiē duàn jiē duàn jūn jūn wèi wèi 完全wán quán wán quán 经过jīng guò jīng guò wèi wèi 国家guó jiā guó jiā 重大zhòng dà zhòng dà 基础设施jī chǔ shè shī jī chǔ shè shī 投资tóu zī tóu zī 评估píng gū píng gū ér ér 设立shè lì shè lì de de 程序chéng xù chéng xù "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The audit found that "Neither stage of the East West Link project had proceeded fully through the processes that have been established to assess the merits of nationally significant infrastructure investments" [1].
完整wán zhěng wán zhěng de de 商业shāng yè shāng yè 方案fāng àn fāng àn 直到zhí dào zhí dào 20142014 2014 nián nián 77 7 yuè yuè 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 支付zhī fù zhī fù hòu hòu cái cái 提交tí jiāo tí jiāo gěi gěi InfrastructureInfrastructure Infrastructure AustraliaAustralia Australia [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]
The full business case was not provided to Infrastructure Australia until July 2014—after the $1.5 billion had already been paid [2].

缺失背景

gāi gāi 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng 虽然suī rán suī rán zài zài 事实上shì shí shàng shì shí shàng 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què dàn dàn 省略shěng lüè shěng lüè le le 几个jǐ gè jǐ gè 重要zhòng yào zhòng yào de de 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 要素yào sù yào sù
The claim, while factually accurate, omits several important contextual elements: **The project had extremely poor cost-benefit metrics.** Infrastructure Australia assessed the East West Link with a benefit-cost ratio of just 0.45 using their preferred methodology—meaning it returned only 45 cents in benefits for every dollar spent [3].
** * ** * 该项gāi xiàng gāi xiàng 目的mù dì mù dì 成本chéng běn chéng běn 效益xiào yì xiào yì 指标zhǐ biāo zhǐ biāo 极差jí chà jí chà
This suggests the payment was problematic not just for its timing but for its fundamental economic merit. **The $1.5 billion was part of a broader pattern of budget timing maneuvers.** The Abbott government also directed $8.8 billion to the Reserve Bank within weeks of taking office, which similarly inflated the 2013-14 deficit figure [4].
** * ** * InfrastructureInfrastructure Infrastructure AustraliaAustralia Australia 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 首选shǒu xuǎn shǒu xuǎn 方法fāng fǎ fāng fǎ 评估píng gū píng gū 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn de de 效益xiào yì xiào yì 成本chéng běn chéng běn 比仅bǐ jǐn bǐ jǐn wèi wèi 0.450.45 0.45 意味着yì wèi zhe yì wèi zhe měi měi 投入tóu rù tóu rù 11 1 澳元ào yuán ào yuán jǐn jǐn 产生chǎn shēng chǎn shēng 4545 45 澳分ào fēn ào fēn de de 收益shōu yì shōu yì [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
The combined effect of these early payments contributed significantly to the deficit blowing out from a forecast $18 billion to $48.5 billion [4]. **The early payment was made before contracts were signed.** The East West Link contract was not actually signed until September 2014—three months after the $1.5 billion payment—indicating the money was indeed transferred well ahead of any project expenditure needs [2]. **The Victorian Auditor-General also criticized both governments.** A separate Victorian Auditor-General's report found that while the former Napthine government signed contracts prematurely for political reasons (before the 2014 state election), the Andrews Labor government also accepted limited advice when it subsequently tore up those contracts [1].
zhè zhè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng gāi gāi 款项kuǎn xiàng kuǎn xiàng de de 问题wèn tí wèn tí 不仅bù jǐn bù jǐn 在于zài yú zài yú 时机shí jī shí jī gèng gèng 在于zài yú zài yú 根本gēn běn gēn běn de de 经济jīng jì jīng jì 合理性hé lǐ xìng hé lǐ xìng
This suggests accountability for the waste was bipartisan.
** * ** * zhè zhè 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán shì shì gèng gèng 广泛guǎng fàn guǎng fàn de de 预算yù suàn yù suàn 时机shí jī shí jī 操作cāo zuò cāo zuò 模式mó shì mó shì de de 一部分yī bù fèn yī bù fèn
** * ** * 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ zài zài 执政zhí zhèng zhí zhèng 数周shù zhōu shù zhōu nèi nèi hái hái xiàng xiàng 储备chǔ bèi chǔ bèi 银行yín háng yín háng 注入zhù rù zhù rù le le 8888 88 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 同样tóng yàng tóng yàng 夸大kuā dà kuā dà le le 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 财年cái nián cái nián de de 赤字chì zì chì zì 数字shù zì shù zì [[ [ 44 4 ]] ]
这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 提前tí qián tí qián 支付zhī fù zhī fù de de combinedcombined combined 效应xiào yìng xiào yìng 显著xiǎn zhù xiǎn zhù 推动tuī dòng tuī dòng le le 赤字chì zì chì zì cóng cóng 预计yù jì yù jì de de 180180 180 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 膨胀péng zhàng péng zhàng zhì zhì 485485 485 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán [[ [ 44 4 ]] ]
** * ** * 提前tí qián tí qián 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 发生fā shēng fā shēng zài zài 合同hé tóng hé tóng 签署qiān shǔ qiān shǔ 之前zhī qián zhī qián
** * ** * 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 合同hé tóng hé tóng 实际上shí jì shàng shí jì shàng 直到zhí dào zhí dào 20142014 2014 nián nián 99 9 yuè yuè cái cái 签署qiān shǔ qiān shǔ 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn wǎn wǎn le le 三个sān gè sān gè yuè yuè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 款项kuǎn xiàng kuǎn xiàng 确实què shí què shí zài zài 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 支出zhī chū zhī chū 需求xū qiú xū qiú 之前zhī qián zhī qián 很久hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ jiù jiù 转移zhuǎn yí zhuǎn yí le le [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]
** * ** * 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 审计长shěn jì zhǎng shěn jì zhǎng 批评pī píng pī píng le le 两届liǎng jiè liǎng jiè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ
** * ** * 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 审计长shěn jì zhǎng shěn jì zhǎng de de 一份yī fèn yī fèn 单独dān dú dān dú 报告bào gào bào gào 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 虽然suī rán suī rán 前任qián rèn qián rèn 纳普辛nà pǔ xīn nà pǔ xīn 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 州政府zhōu zhèng fǔ zhōu zhèng fǔ 出于chū yú chū yú 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 原因yuán yīn yuán yīn 过早guò zǎo guò zǎo 签署qiān shǔ qiān shǔ 合同hé tóng hé tóng zài zài 20142014 2014 年州nián zhōu nián zhōu 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ qián qián dàn dàn 安德鲁斯ān dé lǔ sī ān dé lǔ sī 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ zài zài 随后suí hòu suí hòu 撕毁sī huǐ sī huǐ 这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 合同hé tóng hé tóng shí shí 接受jiē shòu jiē shòu le le 有限yǒu xiàn yǒu xiàn de de 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
zhè zhè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng duì duì 浪费làng fèi làng fèi de de 责任zé rèn zé rèn shì shì kuà kuà 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài de de

来源可信度评估

原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 来源lái yuán lái yuán 时代shí dài shí dài bào bào 文章wén zhāng wén zhāng shì shì 一份yī fèn yī fèn 主流zhǔ liú zhǔ liú 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 报纸bào zhǐ bào zhǐ 没有méi yǒu méi yǒu 明显míng xiǎn míng xiǎn de de 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài 倾向qīng xiàng qīng xiàng
The original source provided (The Age article) is a mainstream Australian newspaper with no significant partisan alignment.
文章wén zhāng wén zhāng zhōng zhōng de de 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng 得到dé dào dé dào le le ANAOANAO ANAO 审计报告shěn jì bào gào shěn jì bào gào de de 支持zhī chí zhī chí 这是zhè shì zhè shì 一个yí gè yí gè 独立dú lì dú lì 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 权威quán wēi quán wēi 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 审计shěn jì shěn jì 机构jī gòu jī gòu
The claims made in the article are substantiated by the ANAO audit report, which is an independent, authoritative government audit body.
ANAOANAO ANAO 报告bào gào bào gào 审计报告shěn jì bào gào shěn jì bào gào 2020 20 hào hào 20152015 2015 -- - 1616 16 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 联邦lián bāng lián bāng 资金zī jīn zī jīn de de 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn 管理guǎn lǐ guǎn lǐ 提供tí gōng tí gōng le le 来自lái zì lái zì 独立dú lì dú lì 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 审计员shěn jì yuán shěn jì yuán de de 原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 来源lái yuán lái yuán 核实hé shí hé shí
The ANAO report (Audit Report No. 20 2015-16: Approval and Administration of Commonwealth Funding for the East West Link Project) provides primary source verification from an independent auditor with statutory independence from the government.
这是zhè shì zhè shì 核实hé shí hé shí 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 财务cái wù cái wù 决策jué cè jué cè 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng de de 黄金huáng jīn huáng jīn 标准biāo zhǔn biāo zhǔn
This is the gold standard for verifying claims about government financial decisions.
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工党对比

** * ** * 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu 做过zuò guò zuò guò 类似lèi sì lèi sì de de 事情shì qíng shì qíng
**Did Labor do something similar?** Search conducted: "Labor government advance payment timing budget political advantage" and "Labor government infrastructure payment timing" Finding: While specific instances of Labor governments making advance payments for the explicit purpose of distorting budget figures were not identified in available sources, both major parties have historically engaged in budget timing maneuvers and accounting treatments that present fiscal outcomes in favorable ways.
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The broader pattern of manipulating budget presentation is not unique to the Coalition.
搜索sōu suǒ sōu suǒ 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng "" " LaborLabor Labor governmentgovernment government advanceadvance advance paymentpayment payment timingtiming timing budgetbudget budget politicalpolitical political advantageadvantage advantage "" " "" " LaborLabor Labor governmentgovernment government infrastructureinfrastructure infrastructure paymentpayment payment timingtiming timing "" "
For instance, the Reserve Bank dividend manipulation—where the Abbott government booked half of the Reserve Bank's 2013-14 dividend ($1.235 billion) into the 2014-15 budget and held half over to boost the 2015-16 budget—is a technique available to and used by governments of all stripes [4].
发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 虽然suī rán suī rán 可用kě yòng kě yòng 来源lái yuán lái yuán zhōng zhōng 未找到wèi zhǎo dào wèi zhǎo dào 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ wèi wèi 扭曲niǔ qū niǔ qū 预算yù suàn yù suàn 数字shù zì shù zì ér ér 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 提前tí qián tí qián 支付zhī fù zhī fù de de 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ 实例shí lì shí lì dàn dàn 两大liǎng dà liǎng dà 主要zhǔ yào zhǔ yào 政党zhèng dǎng zhèng dǎng 历史lì shǐ lì shǐ shàng shàng dōu dōu céng céng 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng guò guò 预算yù suàn yù suàn 时机shí jī shí jī 操作cāo zuò cāo zuò 会计kuài jì kuài jì 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ lái lái 有利yǒu lì yǒu lì 方式fāng shì fāng shì 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn 财政cái zhèng cái zhèng 结果jié guǒ jié guǒ
Additionally, Infrastructure Australia assessments have found problematic business cases under both parties.
操纵cāo zòng cāo zòng 预算yù suàn yù suàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn de de gèng gèng 广泛guǎng fàn guǎng fàn 模式mó shì mó shì 并非bìng fēi bìng fēi 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 独有dú yǒu dú yǒu
For example, various major projects have proceeded with poor cost-benefit ratios under both Coalition and Labor state and federal governments [3].
例如lì rú lì rú 储备chǔ bèi chǔ bèi 银行yín háng yín háng 股息gǔ xī gǔ xī 操作cāo zuò cāo zuò 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ jiāng jiāng 储备chǔ bèi chǔ bèi 银行yín háng yín háng 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 年度nián dù nián dù 股息gǔ xī gǔ xī de de 一半yí bàn yí bàn 12.3512.35 12.35 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 计入jì rù jì rù 20142014 2014 -- - 1515 15 预算yù suàn yù suàn bìng bìng jiāng jiāng 另一半lìng yí bàn lìng yí bàn 留到liú dào liú dào 20152015 2015 -- - 1616 16 预算yù suàn yù suàn 增加收入zēng jiā shōu rù zēng jiā shōu rù shì shì 一种yī zhǒng yī zhǒng 各党派gè dǎng pài gè dǎng pài 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ dōu dōu 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng bìng bìng 确实què shí què shí 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng guò guò de de 技术jì shù jì shù [[ [ 44 4 ]] ]
However, the specific combination of: (a) paying $1.5 billion before financial assessment was complete, (b) ignoring departmental advice about proper timing, and (c) the explicit budget timing benefit acknowledged by the ANAO, does appear to represent an unusually egregious case of budget manipulation.
此外cǐ wài cǐ wài InfrastructureInfrastructure Infrastructure AustraliaAustralia Australia de de 评估píng gū píng gū 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 两党liǎng dǎng liǎng dǎng dōu dōu 存在cún zài cún zài 问题wèn tí wèn tí 商业shāng yè shāng yè 案例àn lì àn lì
例如lì rú lì rú zài zài 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng de de zhōu zhōu 联邦政府lián bāng zhèng fǔ lián bāng zhèng fǔ xià xià 各种gè zhǒng gè zhǒng 重大项目zhòng dà xiàng mù zhòng dà xiàng mù dōu dōu 较差jiào chà jiào chà de de 成本chéng běn chéng běn 效益xiào yì xiào yì 推进tuī jìn tuī jìn [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
然而rán ér rán ér 以下yǐ xià yǐ xià 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ 组合zǔ hé zǔ hé (( ( aa a )) ) zài zài 财务cái wù cái wù 评估píng gū píng gū 完成wán chéng wán chéng qián qián 支付zhī fù zhī fù 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán (( ( bb b )) ) 忽视hū shì hū shì 关于guān yú guān yú 恰当qià dàng qià dàng 时机shí jī shí jī de de 部门bù mén bù mén 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì (( ( cc c )) ) ANAOANAO ANAO 明确míng què míng què 承认chéng rèn chéng rèn de de 预算yù suàn yù suàn 时机shí jī shí jī 好处hǎo chù hǎo chù 确实què shí què shí 似乎sì hū sì hū 代表dài biǎo dài biǎo le le 一个yí gè yí gè 异常yì cháng yì cháng 严重yán zhòng yán zhòng de de 预算yù suàn yù suàn 操纵cāo zòng cāo zòng 案例àn lì àn lì
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平衡视角

虽然suī rán suī rán ANAOANAO ANAO 审计shěn jì shěn jì 证实zhèng shí zhèng shí le le gāi gāi 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 时机shí jī shí jī shì shì 出于chū yú chū yú 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 动机dòng jī dòng jī 夸大kuā dà kuā dà 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng de de 最终zuì zhōng zuì zhōng 赤字chì zì chì zì dàn dàn yǒu yǒu 一些yī xiē yī xiē 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 因素yīn sù yīn sù 需要xū yào xū yào 考虑kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ
While the ANAO audit substantiates the claim that the payment timing was politically motivated to inflate Labor's final deficit, there are contextual factors to consider: **Legitimate political considerations:** The Abbott government had campaigned strongly on the East West Link during the 2013 federal election, with Tony Abbott describing the subsequent Victorian state election as "a referendum on the East West Link" [4].
** * ** * 合法hé fǎ hé fǎ de de 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 考量kǎo liáng kǎo liáng ** * ** * 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ zài zài 20132013 2013 nián nián 联邦lián bāng lián bāng 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ 期间qī jiān qī jiān 强烈qiáng liè qiáng liè 宣传xuān chuán xuān chuán 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 托尼tuō ní tuō ní ·· · 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè jiāng jiāng 随后suí hòu suí hòu de de 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ 描述miáo shù miáo shù wèi wèi "" " 关于guān yú guān yú 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn de de 公投gōng tóu gōng tóu "" " [[ [ 44 4 ]] ]
The funding commitment fulfilled an election promise, albeit through rushed execution. **Budget accounting context:** While the early payment was clearly designed to make the 2013-14 deficit appear larger, it's worth noting that the 2013-14 budget outcome was already deteriorating significantly due to commodity price collapses (iron ore fell from $US124 to $US93) [4].
gāi gāi 资金zī jīn zī jīn 承诺chéng nuò chéng nuò 通过tōng guò tōng guò 仓促cāng cù cāng cù 执行zhí xíng zhí xíng 履行lǚ xíng lǚ xíng le le 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ 承诺chéng nuò chéng nuò
The payment exacerbated an already worsening position rather than creating a phantom deficit. **Victoria's role:** The Victorian Auditor-General found that the Napthine (Coalition) state government also acted politically by signing contracts before the 2014 state election to lock in the project [1].
** * ** * 预算yù suàn yù suàn 会计kuài jì kuài jì 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng ** * ** * 虽然suī rán suī rán 提前tí qián tí qián 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 显然xiǎn rán xiǎn rán 旨在zhǐ zài zhǐ zài 使shǐ shǐ 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 赤字chì zì chì zì 看起来kàn qǐ lái kàn qǐ lái 更大gèng dà gèng dà dàn dàn 值得注意zhí de zhù yì zhí de zhù yì de de shì shì 由于yóu yú yóu yú 大宗dà zōng dà zōng 商品价格shāng pǐn jià gé shāng pǐn jià gé 暴跌bào diē bào diē 铁矿石tiě kuàng shí tiě kuàng shí cóng cóng 124124 124 美元měi yuán měi yuán 跌至diē zhì diē zhì 9393 93 美元měi yuán měi yuán 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 预算yù suàn yù suàn 结果jié guǒ jié guǒ 已经yǐ jīng yǐ jīng 显著xiǎn zhù xiǎn zhù 恶化è huà è huà [[ [ 44 4 ]] ]
This was not solely a federal maneuver—state-level political considerations also drove the rushed timeline. **The project was eventually cancelled:** The Andrews Labor government abandoned the East West Link after winning the November 2014 Victorian election, meaning much of the $1.5 billion ultimately sat unused in state accounts [1].
gāi gāi 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 加剧jiā jù jiā jù le le 已经yǐ jīng yǐ jīng 恶化è huà è huà de de 状况zhuàng kuàng zhuàng kuàng ér ér fēi fēi 制造zhì zào zhì zào le le 虚假xū jiǎ xū jiǎ 赤字chì zì chì zì
However, the Turnbull government (Coalition) subsequently allowed Victoria to keep the money for other infrastructure projects rather than demanding its return as Abbott had insisted [1]. **Comparative context:** While the specific maneuver was unusual in its scale and transparency (being explicitly criticized by the ANAO), governments of both parties have historically used timing of payments, reclassifications, and accounting treatments to manage budget presentation.
** * ** * 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu de de 角色jué sè jué sè ** * ** * 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 审计长shěn jì zhǎng shěn jì zhǎng 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 纳普辛nà pǔ xīn nà pǔ xīn 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 州政府zhōu zhèng fǔ zhōu zhèng fǔ 为了wèi le wèi le zài zài 20142014 2014 年州nián zhōu nián zhōu 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ qián qián 锁定suǒ dìng suǒ dìng 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù ér ér 出于chū yú chū yú 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 原因yuán yīn yuán yīn 签署qiān shǔ qiān shǔ 合同hé tóng hé tóng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The ANAO's explicit finding that the decision was taken for "budget presentation benefits" is, however, an unusually direct confirmation of political motivation.
zhè zhè 不仅仅bù jǐn jǐn bù jǐn jǐn shì shì 联邦lián bāng lián bāng de de 操弄cāo nòng cāo nòng 州级zhōu jí zhōu jí 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 考量kǎo liáng kǎo liáng 推动tuī dòng tuī dòng le le 仓促cāng cù cāng cù de de 时间表shí jiān biǎo shí jiān biǎo
** * ** * 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 最终zuì zhōng zuì zhōng bèi bèi 取消qǔ xiāo qǔ xiāo ** * ** * 安德鲁斯ān dé lǔ sī ān dé lǔ sī 工党gōng dǎng gōng dǎng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ zài zài 赢得yíng dé yíng dé 20142014 2014 nián nián 1111 11 yuè yuè 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 选举xuǎn jǔ xuǎn jǔ hòu hòu 放弃fàng qì fàng qì le le 东西dōng xī dōng xī 连线lián xiàn lián xiàn 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 意味着yì wèi zhe yì wèi zhe zhè zhè 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán zhōng zhōng de de 大部分dà bù fèn dà bù fèn 最终zuì zhōng zuì zhōng 闲置xián zhì xián zhì zài zài zhōu zhōu 账户zhàng hù zhàng hù zhōng zhōng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
然而rán ér rán ér 特恩tè ēn tè ēn 布尔bù ěr bù ěr 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 联盟党lián méng dǎng lián méng dǎng 随后suí hòu suí hòu 允许yǔn xǔ yǔn xǔ 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu jiāng jiāng 这笔zhè bǐ zhè bǐ qián qián 用于yòng yú yòng yú 其他qí tā qí tā 基础设施jī chǔ shè shī jī chǔ shè shī 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù ér ér fēi fēi xiàng xiàng 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè suǒ suǒ 坚持jiān chí jiān chí de de 那样nà yàng nà yàng 要求归还yāo qiú guī huán yāo qiú guī huán [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
** * ** * 比较bǐ jiào bǐ jiào 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng ** * ** * 虽然suī rán suī rán 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ de de 操弄cāo nòng cāo nòng zài zài 规模guī mó guī mó 透明度tòu míng dù tòu míng dù shàng shàng 寻常xún cháng xún cháng bèi bèi ANAOANAO ANAO 明确míng què míng què 批评pī píng pī píng dàn dàn 各党派gè dǎng pài gè dǎng pài 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 历史lì shǐ lì shǐ shàng shàng dōu dōu céng céng 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn 时机shí jī shí jī 重新chóng xīn chóng xīn 分类fēn lèi fēn lèi 会计kuài jì kuài jì 处理chǔ lǐ chǔ lǐ lái lái 管理guǎn lǐ guǎn lǐ 预算yù suàn yù suàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn
然而rán ér rán ér ANAOANAO ANAO 明确míng què míng què 认定rèn dìng rèn dìng gāi gāi 决定jué dìng jué dìng shì shì 为了wèi le wèi le "" " 预算yù suàn yù suàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn 好处hǎo chù hǎo chù "" " zhè zhè shì shì duì duì 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 动机dòng jī dòng jī de de 异常yì cháng yì cháng 直接zhí jiē zhí jiē de de 确认què rèn què rèn

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gāi gāi 指控zhǐ kòng zhǐ kòng zài zài 事实上shì shí shàng shì shí shàng 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què bìng bìng 得到dé dào dé dào 独立dú lì dú lì de de 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 国家审计署guó jiā shěn jì shǔ guó jiā shěn jì shǔ 支持zhī chí zhī chí
The claim is factually accurate and supported by the independent Australian National Audit Office.
ANAOANAO ANAO 明确míng què míng què 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 20142014 2014 nián nián 66 6 yuè yuè 3030 30 日向rì xiàng rì xiàng 维多利亚州wéi duō lì yà zhōu wéi duō lì yà zhōu 支付zhī fù zhī fù le le 1515 15 亿澳元yì ào yuán yì ào yuán 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 部门bù mén bù mén 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì 时机shí jī shí jī bìng bìng 必要bì yào bì yào qiě qiě gāi gāi 决定jué dìng jué dìng "" " 通过tōng guò tōng guò 提前tí qián tí qián 付款fù kuǎn fù kuǎn wèi wèi 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 带来dài lái dài lái le le 预算yù suàn yù suàn 呈现chéng xiàn chéng xiàn shàng shàng de de 好处hǎo chù hǎo chù 导致dǎo zhì dǎo zhì 20132013 2013 -- - 1414 14 年度nián dù nián dù 预算赤字yù suàn chì zì yù suàn chì zì 更大gèng dà gèng dà "" "
The ANAO explicitly found that the Abbott government paid $1.5 billion to Victoria on June 30, 2014, despite departmental advice that this timing was unnecessary, and that this decision "provided budget presentation benefits to the government by bringing forward the payments which resulted in a larger budget deficit for 2013-14." The audit confirmed Tony Abbott personally approved the payment after receiving clear advice that the project had not been properly assessed and that instalment payments aligned with milestones would be more appropriate.
审计shěn jì shěn jì 确认què rèn què rèn 托尼tuō ní tuō ní ·· · 阿博特ā bó tè ā bó tè zài zài 收到shōu dào shōu dào 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 未经wèi jīng wèi jīng 适当shì dàng shì dàng 评估píng gū píng gū qiě qiě 分期付款fēn qī fù kuǎn fēn qī fù kuǎn 里程碑lǐ chéng bēi lǐ chéng bēi 对齐duì qí duì qí 更为gèng wéi gèng wéi 合适hé shì hé shì de de 明确míng què míng què 建议jiàn yì jiàn yì hòu hòu 亲自qīn zì qīn zì 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn le le 该笔gāi bǐ gāi bǐ 款项kuǎn xiàng kuǎn xiàng

📚 来源与引用 (5)

  1. 1
    East West Link: Tony Abbott 'ignored advice' over Victorian road project, auditor-general says

    East West Link: Tony Abbott 'ignored advice' over Victorian road project, auditor-general says

    Former prime minister Tony Abbott ignored advice not to hand Victoria $1.5 billion for the ill-fated East West Link project, an audit finds.

    Abc Net
  2. 2
    Tony Abbott slammed for political timing of East West Link road cash

    Tony Abbott slammed for political timing of East West Link road cash

    Tony Abbott rushed to promise $3 billion of East West Link cash despite "clear advice" from the public service that the project hadn't been justified and wasn't ready.

    The Age
  3. 3
    Analysis: Why the East West Link proved such a hard sell

    Analysis: Why the East West Link proved such a hard sell

    The former government clearly went to extraordinary lengths to make the East West Link appear like it stacked up.

    The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. 4
    How the East West Link cooked Abbott's budget numbers

    How the East West Link cooked Abbott's budget numbers

    Tony Abbott thinks we're mugs. Deflecting attention from a budget that left Australia's second biggest state with only a fraction of Austr...

    Petermartin Com
  5. 5
    anao.gov.au

    Audit Report No. 20 2015-16: Approval and Administration of Commonwealth Funding for the East West Link Project

    Anao Gov

评分方法

1-3: 不实

事实错误或恶意捏造。

4-6: 部分属实

有一定真实性,但缺乏背景或有所偏颇。

7-9: 基本属实

仅有微小的技术性或措辞问题。

10: 准确

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