Electric Vehicles

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): My question is to the Premier. How is the Premier able to estimate that this budget measure would generate approximately $1 million per annum if he is unable to tell us how much the cost will be per vehicle?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:12): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for that question. One of the things that the Treasurer has made really clear is that we want this charge to be lower than what people would be currently experiencing with the fuel excise they are paying, so we can easily—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my left!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —calculate that and times it by the number of vehicles.