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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: 818
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. Did the department provide talking points to the Prime Minister that contained that figure? 2. Did the Treasury or the ATO provide that figure to PM&C?

Answer

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