❓ Mr. Watson questions the Minister for Regional Development about the decision to wind down the country local government fund, despite alleged advice against it. The Minister deflects by accusing Mr. Watson of hypocrisy.
AnsweredQoN 572Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROYALTIES FOR REGIONS — WESTERN AUSTRALIAN
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST — LEGAL ADVICE
572. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for Regional Development:
I have a supplementary question. Why did the minister ignore
the trustXXX ###XXXs advice not to wind down the
country local government fund?
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST — LEGAL ADVICE
572. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for Regional Development:
I have a supplementary question. Why did the minister ignore
the trustXXX ###XXXs advice not to wind down the
country local government fund?
AnswerView source ↗
The member for Albany and his colleagues on that side of the
chamber spent the last four years calling for the scrapping of the country
local government fund. It makes him look a bit of a fool when he now stands up
and asks, ZZZ### ZZZWhy did you scrap it?''
chamber spent the last four years calling for the scrapping of the country
local government fund. It makes him look a bit of a fool when he now stands up
and asks, ZZZ### ZZZWhy did you scrap it?''
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