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816 - HUNTER WATER CORPORATION DIVIDEND

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Water, Property and Housing

Considering that the Government's recent request for a $100 million dividend from Hunter Water will require the corporation to take on more debt for a total of $1.1 billion, can the Minister make assurances that the costs required to service this debt will not be passed on to Hunter Water customers?

 

Answer -

I am advised:

This question was previously addressed in LA Q133. Dividends and distributions from Hunter Water do not impact customer prices.

 


Question asked on 31 July 2019 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 15
Answer received on 30 August 2019 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 23