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The flood levy was a temporary reconstruction tax that funded the reconstruction of affected parts of Queensland, Australia, following the 2010–2011 Queensland floods. The proposal passed Parliament on 22 March 2011. This levy applied to those with a taxable income of more than $50,000 a year, coming into effect from 1 July 2011.
Small businesses and primary producers in 13 local government areas became eligible for grants of up to A$25,000 to pay for costs from damage incurred as a result of the floods. [118] National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements were made available to a total of 31 local government areas across Queensland. [119]
On 1 March 2019, the North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency (NQLIRA) was created to help in flood recovery following the North Queensland floods. [11] [4] In December 2019, North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency was expanded to include drought and renamed into a new National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency.
As of 8 March, more than $282 million in disaster payments to flood victims were paid to 242,000 people ($157 million to victims in NSW and $125 million to those in Queensland). The LGAs affected would gain from the next stage of support for the victims, which included $256 million for emergency relief, food relief and financial counselling ...
The president-elect and his allies have come out against the newly proposed government funding bill just days before a serious shutdown could begin. ... which range from disaster relief to pay ...
Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill.
The State Emergency Service (SES) in Queensland, Australia is a volunteer-based organisation of the Queensland Government and forms part of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), assisting with disaster management as an emergency services auxiliary. The current head of the SES is Chief Officer Mark Armstrong.
The measure, which would have avoided a government shutdown, would have funded the government through March, allocated roughly $100 billion in disaster relief, extended the farm bill for a year ...