Ms. Shirley Carruthers at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On December 6th, 2023. See this statement in context.

December 6th, 2023 / 5:05 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Thank you very much for the question. I'll hand it to my colleague Amanda in just one moment.

I'll start by saying that budget 2023 did announce a total of $2.26 billion in funding for the region. This is a whole-of-government strategy, as you're likely aware, that includes 16 government agencies.

Amanda, would you comment?

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