Answers to Questions

Taxi Industry

131 The Hon. T.T. NGO (30 April 2019).

1. How much money did the $1 passenger levy on taxi services raise for the government in the 2017-18 financial year, and how much has it raised for the 2018-19 financial year so far?

2. What is the breakdown of the government revenue being collected from the taxi industry, as well as all other various ride sharing companies?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised the following:

1. The total Point to Point Service Transaction Levy raised $9.9 million in the 2017-18 financial year and as at 4 April 2019, it has raised $5.8 million in the 2018-19 financial year.

2. The Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure report the total levy raised from all of the point to point industry. Individual company collections are considered commercial in confidence. A breakdown of the levy collected by type of service would allow for the identification of each company.