Mr. Catania asks about the expenditure of the $9 million COVID-19 relief package for the taxi and on-demand transport industry. The answer provides a breakdown of spending by region and category, indicating $7.56 million spent to date with the remainder allocated for future fee waivers.

AnsweredQoN 6301Legislative Assembly
Asked
25 June 2020
Portfolio
Transport; Planning

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I refer to the $1.7 billion of measures introduced by the
State Government in response to COVID-19, and in particular
the $9 million to support the taxi and on-demand transport industry, and I ask: (a) How much of the $9 million has been spent to
date; (b) How much has been spent in Metropolitan Perth and in
regional areas? Please provide breakdowns according to Development Commission regions; and (c) If the full amount has not been spent, why not and when is
it expected to be spent?

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Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
1 days
The $9 million On-demand Transport industry relief package is comprised of:
(b-c)
REGIONS
PTV AUTHORISATION FEE WAIVERS
BOOKING SERVICE $2,500 RELIEF PAYMENT
REGIONAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
TOTALS
GASCOYNE
$452
$27,500
$154,722
$182,674
GOLDFIELDS
$678
$25,000
$1,594,531
$1,620,209
GREAT SOUTHERN
$3,503
$37,500
$264,352
$305,355
KIMBERLEY
$3,390
$45,000
678,267
$726,657
METRO
$407,817
$1,150,000
0
$1,557,817
MIDWEST
$339
$22,500
683,328
$706,167
PEEL & WHEATBELT
$5,763
$75,000
$218,283
$299,046
PILBARA
$1,808
$32,500
$954,680
$988,988
SOUTH WEST
$7,571
$210,000
$953,098
$1,170,669
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
$0
$2,500
$0
$2,500
GRAND TOTAL
$431,321
$1,627,500
$5,501,261
$7,560,082
The amount spent to date includes $2,500 relief payments to all On-demand Booking Services that hold a Passenger Transport Vehicle (PTV) authorisation and fee waivers for any PTV renewal fees that were due in the 2019-20 Financial Year. These amounts are in addition to the booking service and PTV fee waivers already applied to regional operators for three years from 2019-21. Regional Assistance Payments were made in July 2020.
The remaining PTV fee waivers ($1.6 million) are to be spent in the 2020-21 financial year.

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