Mr Brown questions the Premier regarding the government's policy on providing financial assistance to industries when the private sector is willing to undertake the work at no cost to taxpayers. The Premier clarifies the government's policy focuses on infrastructure and improving the business environment rather than direct financial assistance.

AnsweredQoN 353Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 August 2000
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Premier

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353. Mr BROWN to the Premier:
(1) Is it still Government policy that the Government should not become involved in industry by providing money or land where the private sector is prepared to do the work, provide the product or service at no cost to the taxpayer?
(2) If not, what is Government policy these days?

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Answered
22 November 2000
Response time
105 days
The Minister Replied:
(1) & (2) The Government's policy for business is to continue the trend away from government providing direct financial assistance to individual businesses and to maintain the trend towards infrastructure planning and provision, improving the general environment for business and regional development.

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