AU$500,000 to develop national FSC standardFriday 24 May 2013 The Chief Executive of the Australian Forest Products Association, Mr Ross Hampton has expressed disappointment in this year’s Budget speech by Treasurer Wayne Swan while noting that there were some good initiatives."It was welcome to hear the Treasurer acknowledging the pressure on trade exposed industries from a stubbornly high Australian dollar and allocating AU$429 million to the Carbon Farming Futures program, noting that work still needs to be completed to include plantation forestry in the Carbon Farming Initiative." "We also welcome confirmation of funding for industry restructure as part of the Tasmanian Forest Agreement which includes an allocation of AU$500 000 to develop an FSC Standard for Australia. This will give Australia’s highly regulated forestry industry two voluntary certification schemes and we await similar financial support for the Australian Forestry Standard." "AFPA’s members were hoping however, that the Australian Government would do more to encourage the growth of regional manufacturing and specifically the forest, wood and paper industries." |
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