House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Business Confidence Business Confidence The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN House of Assembly Lee Business Confidence The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee) (14:40): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier believe the additional $90 million to be raised through higher solid waste levies has improved or damaged business confidence in South Australia? The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Premier Business Confidence The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:41): We are making sure that we are sending a very strong signal to the community that we want to see less resource going into landfill, and we make no apology for that. We think it is really important to send a strong message that resource— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL House of Assembly The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —should be utilised. I am very proud that in South Australia we have very high diversion rates, whether that be the construction and demolition sector, the commercial and industrial sector or the green organics sector. But still there is too much useful resource going into our landfill, so we want to send a very strong message that if you are going to send resource there then you are going to have to pay for that. That money will then be used for a range of projects which are going to improve environmental outcomes in South Australia. That is the focus of the policy that was announced in the state budget. It is a very important policy and it is one that we are very proud of.