Land Tax

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Premier. If the Premier has done modelling, can he please advise the house how many landowners are worse off under the latest bill changes to land tax?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:12): We have done comprehensive modelling. We have provided those to one of the big four. I think it was PwC.

Ms Hildyard interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Reynell is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Their report is on the YourSAy website. We have hardly hidden and buried it. My understanding is that you can actually go down and download it.

The Hon. V.A. Chapman interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, Deputy Premier!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I know that they are busy writing questions up in the dream factory.

Mr Boyer interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: But the reality is that this is a tricky situation. We are relying on trying to build a model that will replicate the likely changes and behaviours from the new set of scenarios. We note that the previous government attempted this as well. In fact, they did this only four years ago. They predicted that the aggregation would bring in $30 million. That was the best advice. That was the advice—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: And let me tell you, they screamed.

Mr Picton interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Kaurna is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: They didn't do it.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Well, we are doing it at exactly and precisely the same time that we are—

The SPEAKER: Premier, there is a point of order. One moment.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The Premier is talking about a 2015 tax reform package, not his package, sir. This is debate.

The SPEAKER: So this is debate.

The Hon. J.A.W. Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Yes, yes. The Minister for Education makes a good point. I just require the short version of a point of order. Debate; I have it. I am going to listen carefully. The Premier has the call.

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Leader, you will be leaving very shortly if this continues.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Thank you very much, sir.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Premier has the call.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: The question was about modelling. I was listening very clearly to the question, which was about modelling, and I think it is fair that I provide information to the parliament on our modelling and modelling that relates to the aggregation issue. We have done our modelling. The previous government did their modelling. They released it in 2015. The former treasurer—

Dr Close interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —the current member for West Torrens—the aspirant, as I call him—was the treasurer at the time, I believe, at the 2015 tax summit.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir: it is not about me in 2015. It is debate.

The SPEAKER: As an aspirant—it is also a personal reflection. Premier, I ask you to stick to the substance of the question, please. Do not provoke them, member for West Torrens.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: They're all aspirants, sir. They’re all aspirants. We just heard it from the member for Lee. You have to be worried when your front bench is saying that you're all aspirants.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order, sir.

The SPEAKER: Yes, this is debate, Premier. The Premier will be seated.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: The Premier has lost control, sir.

The SPEAKER: I uphold the point of order for debate. It's debate.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: No. I am moving to the member for Flinders, and I will come back to the leader.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: It's a lovely blue shirt.

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is on two warnings.