Tender documents show the federal government allocated more than $9 million to pay for private consultants
In four tenders since September last year, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources engaged the BCG to advise on "gas modelling", "business delivery" and "infrastructure". However, sources have confirmed to ABC News that BCG has been engaged to design the National Gas Infrastructure Plan , which is a policy to subsidise gas infrastructure.
"The tender documents show that the government is spending millions of dollars of taxpayers' money trying to figure out how to subsidise multi-billion-dollar gas companies," Mr Ogge said.
Oil and Gas industry have traditionally employed less people directly and more indirectly so these figures are quite misleading. E.g. A refinery has 1000 direct employess but 4000 indirect for plant maintenance, fabrication, projects, services, catering, admin, transport etc.
If it can't pay for its self and its taxes shut it down
George_Roberts MarkOgge No consultant can undo the damage done to the Australian economy by exporting LNG instead of using it domestically with secondary economic and employment benefits for a much longer time. Gas production is peaking
Classic ABC rubbish journalism. No mention of the enormous export earnings and taxes paid by the Industry...
Meanwhile, even the largest fossil fuel economies see the future. AngusTaylorMP is locking in a stranded high emissions Australia.
Not good, but countless millions are going to renewables under multiple programs. Stop campaigning ABC.
Boo HISS! Incompetent government!