‘Issued and paid’ not what it seems

Dear Editor, Mr Neves is incorrect in his assessment that the words “issued and paid” relate to all that which is in an Appropriation Act, where he asserts “the total amount issued and paid in 2014/15 was $181 million well below the Constitutional limit of $227 million.”

Dear Editor, Mr Neves is incorrect in his assessment that the words “issued and paid” relate to all that which is in an Appropriation Act, where he asserts “the total amount issued and paid in 2014/15 was $181 million well below the Constitutional limit of $227 million.”