Question On Notice No. 6301 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 25 June 2020 by Mr V.A. Catania
Question Directed to the: Minister for Transport; Planning
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the $1.7 billion of measures introduced by the
State Government in response to COVID-19, and in particular
the $9 million to support the taxi and on-demand transport industry, and I ask:
(a) How much of the $9 million has been spent to
date;
(b) How much has been spent in Metropolitan Perth and in
regional areas? Please provide breakdowns according to Development Commission regions; and
(c) If the full amount has not been spent, why not and when is
it expected to be spent?
Answered on 11 August 2020
The $9 million On-demand Transport industry relief package is comprised of:
- $4.7 million in regional taxi assistance (in addition to the $3.7 million of assistance already provided to regional taxis during reforms);
- $1.5 million of $2,500 cash payments to over 600 authorised On-demand booking services that also hold an active Passenger Transport Vehicle (PTA) authorisation;
- $1.95 million to waive PTV authorisation renewal fees for 12 months; and
- $1 million to waive On-demand Booking Service authorisation renewal fees for 12 months
- $7.56m as of 7 August 2020.
(b-c)
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REGIONS
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PTV AUTHORISATION FEE WAIVERS
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BOOKING SERVICE $2,500 RELIEF PAYMENT
|
REGIONAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
|
TOTALS
|
|
GASCOYNE
|
$452
|
$27,500
|
$154,722
|
$182,674
|
|
GOLDFIELDS
|
$678
|
$25,000
|
$1,594,531
|
$1,620,209
|
|
GREAT SOUTHERN
|
$3,503
|
$37,500
|
$264,352
|
$305,355
|
|
KIMBERLEY
|
$3,390
|
$45,000
|
678,267
|
$726,657
|
|
METRO
|
$407,817
|
$1,150,000
|
0
|
$1,557,817
|
|
MIDWEST
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$339
|
$22,500
|
683,328
|
$706,167
|
|
PEEL & WHEATBELT
|
$5,763
|
$75,000
|
$218,283
|
$299,046
|
|
PILBARA
|
$1,808
|
$32,500
|
$954,680
|
$988,988
|
|
SOUTH WEST
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$7,571
|
$210,000
|
$953,098
|
$1,170,669
|
|
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
|
$0
|
$2,500
|
$0
|
$2,500
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
$431,321
|
$1,627,500
|
$5,501,261
|
$7,560,082
|
The amount spent to date includes $2,500 relief payments to all On-demand Booking Services that hold a Passenger Transport Vehicle (PTV) authorisation and fee waivers for any PTV renewal fees that were due in the 2019-20 Financial Year. These amounts are in addition to the booking service and PTV fee waivers already applied to regional operators for three years from 2019-21. Regional Assistance Payments were made in July 2020.
The remaining PTV fee waivers ($1.6 million) are to be spent in the 2020-21 financial year.