Senate debates
Monday, 30 November 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Customs) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — Excise) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges — General) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill 2009 [No. 2]; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance) Bill 2009 [No. 2]
In Committee
3:46 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source
The government did not separately allocate out of the Climate Change Action Fund prior to the passage of the legislation what portion would go to community groups, NGOs or small business. There were a range of grants programs that were flagged. We have not finalised the Climate Change Action Fund in the absence of the revenue stream, which is contingent on the passage of the legislation, and frankly we would not anticipate doing so. But I can say to you that there was never a seeking of a reduction of that component for NGOs. There was an allocation within this agreement of some funds within the Climate Change Action Fund for food processing, from memory, and a portion for small business. So we will obviously have to look at that in terms of the overall functioning of the fund.
Question negatived.
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