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------------------------------------------------------[size=35]Labor claims Urban Congestion Fund unfairly benefited Liberal Government ahead of federal election[/size]
By political reporter Anna Henderson
Updated about 3 hours ago
PHOTO: Over a quarter of the total funding went to four marginal Liberal seats, Labor says. (AAP: Mick Tsikas)
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Key points:
- Analysis by Labor shows 83 per cent of the $3b program went to government and marginal Labor seats
- The funds were not allocated through a competitive grants process
- A spokesperson for the Minister said road and rail projects are decided by the government
Labor claims the Coalition's Urban Congestion Fund unfairly benefited the government ahead of last year's federal poll.
Opposition infrastructure spokeswoman Catherine King said Labor's analysis of the way the money had been spent showed 83 per cent of the funds went to Government and marginal Labor seats.
"This is rorting on a nuclear scale," Ms King said.
"This was a $3 billion funding program that has seen billions of dollars poured into Liberal Party seats and Liberal Party target seats just before the election."
Ms King said over 28 per cent of the national funding went to four marginal Liberal seats.
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