House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-04-28 Daily Xml

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LAND TAX

Mr GRIFFITHS (Goyder) (16:24): My question is to the Treasurer. Did he mislead the public in relation to the amount of land tax revenue collected by his government? On Thursday, 16 April, when asked what land tax is worth to the government every year, the Treasurer stated:

Land tax in excess of, I think, $200 million, but we've had land tax as a stable tax base of this state for decades.

Budget papers for 2008-09 list land tax revenue at $511 million.

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations) (16:24): Clearly, I said in excess of $200 million.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the Minister for Transport and the member for MacKillop!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!