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What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the relationship between fuel excise duty revenue and the Government's ability to meet its commitments to Roads of National Significance? and 4 other questions

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Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Questions

  • 18102

    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the relationship between fuel excise duty revenue and the Government's ability to meet its commitments to Roads of National Significance?

  • 18103

    Which specific Roads of National Significance projects, if any, are most at risk of not proceeding on their current timeline in the event that fuel excise duty rates do not increase?

  • 18104

    What is the projected total funding gap, if any, across all Roads of National Significance projects if fuel excise revenue remains at current levels over the next five years?

  • 18105

    How many, if any, of the current Roads of National Significance projects would face funding shortfalls or delays if fuel excise duty rates remain at their current levels beyond the next scheduled adjustment?

  • 18107

    What modelling, if any, has been undertaken on the impact on Roads of National Significance funding if fuel excise duty rates are not increased in the next financial year?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

I have received general advice on the impact the fuel shock (and reduced vehicle movements) is expected to have on National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) revenue. I have not received specific advice on implications for the Roads of National Significance. I have also received high-level advice on the impact that delaying fuel excise duty (FED) and road user charges (RUC) increases would have on the NLTF as a whole (but not the RONS specifically). This is something we will be thinking through carefully and no decisions have been made.