House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
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Public Transport

Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (14:53): I have a supplementary question. Given the amount of money this tax is budgeted to return to the government—

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan: It's not a tax.

Mr WINGARD: Well, we can split the difference as to whether it's a tax or a levy—call it whatever you like, the 'fun tax', as people have been labelling it—which other events will be hit by the fun tax or the public transport cost recovery tax, as you put it? Which other events—can you let the South Australian public know?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:54): There is no tax. A tax implies a consistent charge across the board levied on a broad number of people. As has been made abundantly clear, particularly to the people on the other side of the chamber, there is no consistent charge. It will be up to the singular discussions which occur for each separate event, each commercial profit-making event with attendances estimated to be over 5,000.