Government Accelerates $3.8bn Infrastructure Spend to Spur Economy

  • By Peter Gordon
  • 25 Nov, 2019

Infrastructure spending is one of the indicators that we look at when identifying certain areas for investing in property.  The below article talks about spending in QLD and SA and will boost the economy in both states. 

The federal government has announced it will put billions of dollars towards significant projects across the country, accelerating major infrastructure investments in a bid to stimulate the nation’s economy.

Dismissing the move as “panic” or “crisis measures”, prime minister Scott Morrison announced he would bring forward infrastructure investment announcing $3.8 billion in funding over the next four years.

More than half of which, $1.8 billion, is planned to be rolled out in the next 18 months.

The move follows calls for government to provide more stimulus in the nation’s economy given Australia’s record low interest rates and sluggish growth.

“It’s careful considered investment,” the PM said in Brisbane on Wednesday before announcing the Queensland spend.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk described the state's “historic” deal as a “huge win for Queensland”, and an extra $1.9 billion towards roads, rail and funds for regional Queensland.

Queensland projects

• $446.3 million in new road funding, including the M1 exit upgrades
• Construction of Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 will kick off after the announcement of $157 million in additional funding for the project.
• Up to $648 million of projects to be “fast-tracked”, delivered sooner.
•Accelerated funding for Linkfield Road Overpass
• Mt Crosby Road Interchange upgrade
• $10 million brought forward for Rockhampton Ring Road
• Agreement on Inland Rail linking freight from Melbourne to Brisbane, with $6 billion invested in Queensland.

The Australian government's contribution towards the Gold Coast light rail is now $269 million, up from its earlier $112 million commitment.

The Queensland state government had called for an increase in federal funding for the $709 million light rail project after its own funding announcement in August.

The infrastructure plan will bring forward $1.8 billion to be spent on “shovel-ready projects” over the coming 18 months.

“All of these projects are projects which are going to get people home, sooner and safer, will strengthen our economy[...]not just now but well into the future,” Morrison said in Brisbane on Wednesday.

“These are structural changes we’re making, not one-off cash splashes.”

A $400 million infrastructure injection to boost South Australia's economy was announced on Monday, with additional funds to go towards projects including the Darlington Upgrade and Flinders Link project.

Earlier this year, Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe called on government saying that “further investment in infrastructure was needed”.

The outlook for the Australian economy is little changed since August, reveals the RBA in its minutes of the last Reserve Bank meeting, which held the cash rate at 0.75 per cent.

“Looking forward, growth was expected to strengthen gradually to 2¾ per cent over 2020 and around 3 per cent over 2021,” the RBA said in its minutes released on Tuesday.

“This outlook was expected to be supported by accommodative monetary policy, recent tax cuts, ongoing spending on infrastructure.”

While quarterly GDP growth picked up slightly since its low point in the second half of 2018, RBA members noted that the forecasts for growth and the labour market had been “largely unchanged” from August.

At the time of publishing, the infrastructure projects for Western Australia was yet to be announced, with every state and territory touted to benefit from the infrastructure spend.

South Australia

•$100 million for a rural roads safety package|
• $87 million for a road corridor between Port Augusta and Perth
• $75 million to duplicate the Victor Harbour Road
• $50 million for the Horrocks Highway

New funding for South Australia Projects
$87.5 million for the Darlington Upgrade
•$16 million for Flinders Link

Article courtesy The Urban Developer 20/11/19

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