Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2017-07-04 Daily Xml

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Manufacturing Sector

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:04): I direct my question to the Leader of the Government. On 1 June, I asked a question about the reasons why there was zero funding for manufacturing works from the budget year 2018-19 onwards. My question to the minister is: given that the budget has now been released, what, if any, is the funding allocated to manufacturing work for budget year 2018-19 and for subsequent years?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:04): This budget has a $200 million Future Jobs Fund, of which advanced manufacturing is one of the key components. So, for manufacturing in South Australia, it shares in the $200 million Future Jobs Fund.