Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Goods and Services Tax Goods and Services Tax The Hon. R.I. LUCAS Legislative Council Goods and Services Tax The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:23): Supplementary arising out of the minister's answer: given the minister's reference in his answer to claims of broken promises, can he confirm that the Premier, Jay Weatherill, actually promised prior to the last state election not to increase the GST? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy Goods and Services Tax The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:24): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question. As a failed treasurer of the state and failed education minister, he has a lot of views on these things that he feels quite happy to share with us. Members interjecting: The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. MAHER: The Premier made that after; subsequent to any statement by the Premier—the federal Liberal government made $80 billion worth of cuts to health and education. Everything changed.