METRONET — PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OPERATING SUBSIDY
1154. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Transport:
Noting the Under Treasurer's
advice in annual report hearings yesterday that three Metronet projects will
increase the Public Transport Authority's
operating subsidy by $384.5 million over the forward estimates ending in 2025–26,
what individual contribution to this overall increase will be made annually by
operating the —
(a) Forrestfield–Airport
Link;
(b) Thornlie–Cockburn Link;
and
(c) Yanchep extension?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. The
Minister for Transport has provided the following answer.
Operating subsidies for these
projects were funded in the 2022–23 budget for the forward estimates
period of 2022–23 to 2025–26. The individual contribution from —
(a) the Forrestfield–Airport
Link is $213.6 million;
(b) the Thornlie–Cockburn
Link is $87.98 million; and
(c) the Yanchep extension is $36.36
million.