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Title

  • Bills — Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024; Second Reading
  • Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>
  • <p>The question now is that the bill be now read a second time.</p>
  • The majority voted in favour of a motion to read the bill for a second time. This is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. Because this division was successful, our MPs can now discuss the bill in more detail.
  • ### What does this bill do?
  • In his second reading speech, Treasurer and Rankin MP [Jim Chalmers](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/rankin/jim_chalmers) (Labor) [explained that](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansardr/28042/&sid=0000):
  • > *This bill does three main things.*
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  • > *Firstly, it will establish a hydrogen tax incentive worth $2 for every kilogram of renewable hydrogen produced by eligible projects that have reached a final investment decision before July 2030.*
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  • > *Secondly, it will establish a critical minerals tax incentive worth 10 per cent of the value of relevant mineral processing and refining costs for the production of any of Australia's 31 critical minerals.*
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  • > *Both incentives apply for hydrogen or minerals produced between 2027-28 and 2039-40 and for up to 10 years per project.*
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  • > *Thirdly, it will expand the role and remit of Indigenous Business Australia to help support more investment into Indigenous communities.*
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