Infrastructure to drive productivity
Infrastructure is a cornerstone of this year’s budget, with the federal government adding $15 billion to its $110 billion, 10-year infrastructure plan1.
Highlights include2:
- $2 billion for a new Melbourne intermodal terminal.
- $2 billion upgrades to sections of the Great Western Highway in NSW.
- $1.3 billion for road and rail projects in Western Australia.
- $600 million for a National Recovery and Resilience Agency to help re-build areas hit by recent natural disasters.
- $539.2 million for carbon capture, use and storage projects and to build four hydrogen hubs to support carbon capture, on top of $100 million for three renewable energy projects being managed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
- $250 million for infrastructure projects in rural and regional areas through The Building Better Regions Fund.
- $190 million over five years for development funding in northern Australia.
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“Flexible fleet solutions, including a combination of tax-effective leased vehicles and on-demand rental vehicles, which allow businesses to scale their fleet up and down, are going to be popular solutions as we enter a new phase of economic growth,” he adds.
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[1] Sydney Morning Herald, 2021, www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/treasurer-josh-frydenberg-s-full-budget-speech-20210511-p57qxs.html, accessed 11/05/2021
[2] Federal Budget, 2021, https://budget.gov.au/2021-22/content/overview.htm#twol, accessed 11/05/21
