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Coal royalties in NSW

They don’t fund regional towns
by Matt Saunders and Adam Gottschalk

Authors

Matt Saunders

Senior Economist

Adam Gottschalk

Anne Kantor Fellow

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Coal royalties a tiny part of NSW Budget

Coal royalties are a tiny part of NSW Government revenue. Over the last decade, they have averaged only 2.4% of NSW Government revenue. Coal royalties do little to fund regional communities, schools, hospitals, teachers, and nurses.

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