❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks the Minister for Environment about the allocation of landfill levy funds, specifically whether funds from the waste avoidance and resource recovery account or consolidated revenue were directed to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. The Minister confirms that funds from the waste avoidance and resource recovery account were directed to the Department, but funds from consolidated revenue were not specifically directed.
AnsweredQoN 1005Legislative Council
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LANDFILL LEVY — WASTE AVOIDANCE AND
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT
1005. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the funds obtained through the landfill levy over
the last financial year.
(1) Were any
of the funds in the waste avoidance and resource recovery account directed to
the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation?
(2) Were any
of the funds raised from the landfill levy and directed to consolidated revenue
then directed to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation?
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACCOUNT
1005. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the funds obtained through the landfill levy over
the last financial year.
(1) Were any
of the funds in the waste avoidance and resource recovery account directed to
the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation?
(2) Were any
of the funds raised from the landfill levy and directed to consolidated revenue
then directed to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No. Waste
levy funds directed to consolidated revenue are applied consistent with the
state budget process.
member for some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) No. Waste
levy funds directed to consolidated revenue are applied consistent with the
state budget process.
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