Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, in writing, on 21 March 2011:

In respect of the Regional Development Australia Fund;

(a) what total sum of funding is currently available,

(b) what total sum of funding has been allocated to (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14, (v) 2014-15, and (vi) the financial years beyond 2014-15.

(c) for each year in part (b), what amount of funding is subject to the Mineral Resource Rent Tax.

Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(a) Over $1 billion is in the Regional Development Australia Fund of which $573 million is subject to the passage of the Mineral Resource Rent Tax.

(b) and (c) Funding allocations for the Regional Development Australia Fund will be included in the 2011-12 Budget.