Land Tax

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:50): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier rule out scrapping his land tax aggregation measure, announced in last month's state budget?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:50): Yes, absolutely. We are 100 per cent up for reform in this area. What this will deliver is a lower rate of land tax receipts for the government. That means a lower impost upon businesses and individuals in South Australia. We are committed to lower land tax, as we have been committed to lower payroll tax and other taxes in South Australia. That's what we are pursuing in the reforms that we will bring to the parliament later this year so that they can be put through the parliament and in place to offer lower land tax as of 1 July next year.