House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Car Parking Levy CAR PARKING LEVY Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition CAR PARKING LEVY Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (15:01): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier commit to removing the car park tax once the amount required for park-and-ride facilities has been collected? The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts CAR PARKING LEVY The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (15:02): No, we will not be doing that. Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: That's what it's for. The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, it's for a whole range of infrastructure not limited to the park-and-ride facilities that it has presently been identified for, and to support our ongoing investment. We have invested $2 billion in public transport infrastructure. We continue to roll out that investment. You might have noticed that we are electrifying the southern line: we are extending it to Seaford. We are continuing to upgrade our services. The most recent announcement by the Minister for Transport Services just the other day was that we will seek to provide better services on the north-south line in relation to the bus services. There is a range of public investments that need revenue to support them, and that is how this particular measure will be applied.