PRESS
STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. J. D. ANTHONY, M..
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, MR ANTHONY,
ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT QUE. ENSLAND-WOULD RECEIVE $ 27 MILLION
IN SPECIAL GRANTS IN 1976-77 IN ADDITION TO ITS
ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE NEW TAX SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.
THE SPECIAL GRANTS WERE RECOMMENDED BY THlE
COMMOiNWEALTI GRANTS COMMISSION AND COMPRISE AN ADVANCE
GRANT OF $ 18 MILLION IN RESPECT OF 1976-77 AND A
COMPLETION GRANT OF $ 9 MILLION IN RESPECT OF 1974-75.
QUEENSLAND'S ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE TAX
SHARING ARRANGEMENTS IN 1976-77 ARE ESTIMATED AT PRESENT
TO BE $ 649.6 MILLION PLUS $ 24.2 MILLION FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES.
" THE TOTAL OF GENERAL REVENUE ASSISTANCE TO
QUEENSLAND IN 1976-77, THEREFORE, 15 EXPECTED) TO BE
JUST OVER $ 700 MILLION WHICH IS 19.4% MORE THAN THE
EQUIVALIINT TOTAL IN 1975-76," 1 MR ANTHONY SAID.
C AN BERRA
27 JULY 1976
STATEMENT BY THE RT HON JD ANTHONY, MP, ACTING PRIME MINISTER
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