Tiwai Point aluminium smelter.
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
The government made a multimillion-dollar offer to the multinational last December to advance the clean-up, but in March pulled the plug on negotiations. In relation to the proposed Crown payment, Rio Tinto indicated that the . payment was too low in quantum, a Treasury email in January this year says.
At the same time, it said the company had rejected a request to provide a financial guarantee over the clean-up.
Earlier, last October, Treasury told Robertson Rio Tinto appeared to be seeking multiple meetings with him and others to circumvent the Treasury-led negotiating team and strategy.
Documents reveal government s multi-million offer to Rio Tinto despite ruling out a subsidy
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Documents reveal government s multi-million offer to Rio Tinto despite ruling out a subsidy
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