As the House of Assembly returns for the fifth week in a row, Premier Will Hodgman has ruled out a guillotine motion to cut the debate short.

Opposition Leader Bryan Green denied Labor would ‘‘filibuster’’ the debate, and said the party would be searching for answers from last week’s budget estimates hearings during question time.

‘‘Liberal ministers wasted valuable time during budget estimates, ducking and dodging questions about cuts in their departments,’’ Mr Green said.

Mr Green said documents released under Right to Information legislation would be used in question time.

The Crown Employees (Salaries) Bill, which sets out to pause automatic salary increments for 12 months in the state service to save about $50 million a year, will have no trouble passing the lower house.

But several MLCs have expressed concern with the legislation, which overrides the power of the Tasmanian Industrial Commission.

Treasurer Peter Gutwein told MLCs during budget estimates that the pay pause was ‘‘inextricably linked’’ to its budget, and blocking the legislation would essentially block supply of the government.

Premier Will Hodgman told MLCs there was no ’Plan B’ and if the legislation did not pass, 500 more state service positions would have to go.

Mr Green said upper house MPs were wary of the government’s ‘‘tactics’’.

Greens Leader Kim Booth said the Greens would be chasing the government for more detail on how agencies would meet savings targets.

‘‘The Greens reject this attempted bullying of the Parliament that somehow voting against the pay freeze is somehow voting against supply,’’ Mr Booth said.

‘‘We will also be pursuing our call for an overhaul of how the annual Budget Estimates Committees week operates,’’ he said.

Unions Tasmania president Roz Madsen said the government had failed to negotiate with unions.

‘‘Unions have been ready and willing to negotiate with the government from day one,’’ Ms Madsen said.

‘‘The government’s ‘Plan A’ should have been to do what every other government for the last 30 years has done, sit down and negotiate a mutual agreement,’’ she said.