❓ Mr Murray questions a significant decrease in appropriations for the Rural Business Development Fund, inquiring about the reasons, potential disbandment, replacement schemes, and job losses. The Minister clarifies the decrease is due to a one-off program, the fund isn't being disbanded, a new scheme is in place, and no jobs will be lost.
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I refer to the Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 3, page 876,
Total Appropriations for the Rural Business Development Fund
and the drop of Total Appropriations from $1,694,000 in the 2008–2009 budget to $196,000 in the 2009–2010 budget, and ask:
(a) what are the components of the decrease of appropriations for the coming financial year;
(b) is this fund to be disbanded;
(c) what scheme is planned to replace this service for farm business development; and
(d) how many full-time equivalent jobs will be lost as a result of the reduction in funding?
Total Appropriations for the Rural Business Development Fund
and the drop of Total Appropriations from $1,694,000 in the 2008–2009 budget to $196,000 in the 2009–2010 budget, and ask:
(a) what are the components of the decrease of appropriations for the coming financial year;
(b) is this fund to be disbanded;
(c) what scheme is planned to replace this service for farm business development; and
(d) how many full-time equivalent jobs will be lost as a result of the reduction in funding?
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Answered
11 August 2009
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
55 days
(a) $1.5m in 2008-09 for a new one year program titled FarmTraining WA
(b) I assume the question relates to Rural Business Development Corporation, in which case the response is no.
(c) The Australian Government FarmReady program commenced in February 2009 and provides training cost reimbursement to eligible persons. In addition a new two year $0.5m State funded (from RBDC internal funds) FarmLink scheme commenced 1 July 2009 to provide for any gaps in eligibility for funding under the Australian Government FarmReady program.
(d) Nil
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(b) I assume the question relates to Rural Business Development Corporation, in which case the response is no.
(c) The Australian Government FarmReady program commenced in February 2009 and provides training cost reimbursement to eligible persons. In addition a new two year $0.5m State funded (from RBDC internal funds) FarmLink scheme commenced 1 July 2009 to provide for any gaps in eligibility for funding under the Australian Government FarmReady program.
(d) Nil
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