Mr. Rundle asks the Minister for Water to commit to matching federal funding for the next phase of the On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme, given the state's budget surplus. The Minister indicates support and seeks Mr. Rundle's backing for their proposed matching funding arrangement.

AnsweredQoN 792Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 October 2020
Portfolio
Water

QuestionView source ↗

ON-FARM EMERGENCY WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE REBATE SCHEME
792. Mr
P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Water:
I have a supplementary question. I support
getting that money straight out. I am asking the minister whether he will
commit, with the government's $1.2 billion surplus, to matching the
federal funding for the next phase of the program. He has been asking us to
talk to our federal ministers. We have talked to them, and they have come back
with this scenario. Will the minister commit to it?

AnswerView source ↗

As I said to the member, as soon as I
got that letter from Minister Pitt, I responded within a couple of days. I put
to him what I think is a very reasonable proposition for matching funding. I would
value the member's support of that. Let us get that money out the door
rather than mess around with revising criteria and waiting until the end of
October. Let us just get that money out the door. I look forward to the member
for Roe's support for that proposal rather than it being delayed any
further.

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