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Gas industry taxation figures

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Status: Answered
Asked by: Senator David Pocock
Committee: Finance and Public Administration
Portfolio: Prime Minister and Cabinet
Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: 817
Asked: 8 June 2026
Answer due: 16 July 2026

Question

On various occasions, the PM has told Australians that the gas industry pays $22 billion in tax. He said it to ABC Radio and the Daily Aus podcast on 23 April, and on the 7 News Podcast, the Issue on 24 April. 1. What is the government source for that figure? 2. Is it normal for ministers or the Prime Minister to be quoting unverified figures from an industry with an incentive to inflate them?

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