Start spending $14b in infrastructure funding now, says McCormack
The Morrison government is serious about delivering on threats to withdraw roads funding from states that don't spend federal infrastructure money quickly, says Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Michael McCormack.
With roads, rail and other infrastructure projects getting a $14 billion boost in Tuesday's budget, Mr McCormack said they wanted to make sure shovel-ready projects were delivered to kickstart economic activity and not get held up in state bureaucracy.
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Infrastructure
Fetching latest articles