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(8) See response to Question 7.

(9) Current and future Budget allocation (page 176 of the Budget Outlook 2021-22)

Funding of $5 million was allocated for phase one of the scheme in the 2021-22 Budget, as shown on page 176 of the Budget Outlook and duplicated below. Funding in 2021-22 includes capital for Housing ACT upgrades, noted as Capital in the following table. Expenses include funding to support energy efficiency upgrades for priority (including low income) homeowners in 2021-22. Expenses from 2021-22 to 2024-25 includes initial ongoing funding for staffing to manage and implement the scheme by Housing ACT and EPSDD.

The following table (taken from page 176 of the Budget Outlook) includes offsets from provisional funding allocated in the 2020-21 Budget. The ACT Government is currently considering allocation of the remaining provisioned funds, which is noted as “Capital-Provision”.

(Available at the Chamber Support Office).

(10) See response to Question (9).

(11)  Allocation in current Budget Papers

The $5 million allocated in the current budget can be found within Budget Statements E in Table 33 and within Budget Statements G in Table 36 and Table 37, as shown below.

Budget Statements E

(Available at the Chamber Support Office).

Budget Statements G

(Available at the Chamber Support Office).

(12) See response to Question 9.

Environment—electric vehicle charging stations
(Question No 656)

Ms Castley asked the Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction, upon notice, on 11 February 2022:

(1) How much does it cost the Government to install an electric vehicle public charging station.

(2) How long will it take to charge a car at these stations.

(3) What is the Government’s target in terms of how many drivers will use each charger.

(4) Are there any plans to charge people to use charging stations; if so, how much will it cost people to use a public charging station and when will this come into effect.


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