House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-03-18 Daily Xml

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Murray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Program

Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (14:25): My question is to the Minister for Regional Development. Will the minister table any evidence he has that the $25 million in the federal funding for the Murray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Program will incur a $21 million GSTĀ bill?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrensā€”Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:25): I will provide the member for Chaffey with all the evidence he requires to satisfy him of the impacts of this arrangement. The Minister for Regional Development is acting in the best interests of South Australians to maintain a level of funding that we can sustain. I will provide that to the member either in a private capacity or table it in the parliament.