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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-05-09" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Goods and Services Tax</name>
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      <text id="201805096d847d1936e44d29a0000189">
        <heading>Goods and Services Tax</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2018-05-09">
            <name>Goods and Services Tax</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (15:05):</by>  The Treasurer has indicated that the decision will be taken by the Treasurer and the leaders of government. What position will the Treasurer and the state Premier be advocating for at these meetings?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Treasurer</electorate>
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          <question date="2018-05-09">
            <name>Goods and Services Tax</name>
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          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:05):</by>  The position will be as I have just outlined—that is, we are open to the discussion. We are prepared to listen to the debate, but we will want to look and see that the revenue base for the state is also a consideration in terms of any decision that we take.</text>
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