THE PRICE OF NICK XENOPHON'S SUPPORT FOR COMPANY TAX CUTS:
* Single people receiving the aged pension, disability pension or parenting payment will receive a $75 payment, with couples receiving $125 as a one-off to help them with power bills.
* By July 1, 2018 a new "power affordability and reliability policy" - informed by a joint study by the Climate Change Authority and Australian Energy Market Commission.
* Government to consider a "use it or lose it" policy for companies sitting on undeveloped gas fields and put pressure on the big gas suppliers to ensure domestic supplies.
* A loan of up to $110 million would be provided for a new solar-thermal plant at Port Augusta in SA.
* A study conducted into a gas pipeline from the Northern Territory to SA.
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT GETS:
* A company tax cut for businesses with a turnover of up to $50 million per year.
* The tax rate will progressively reduce - in 2016/17 it will be up to a $10 million turnover; in 2017/18, it will be up to a $25 million turnover; and in 2018/19, it will be up to a $50 million turnover.
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