House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-11-19 Daily Xml

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Emergency Services Levy

Mr WILLIAMS (MacKillop) (14:37): My question is also to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer confirm that his department held a meeting on 6 May this year with the company Prophecy IT to discuss upgrading the online billing system to facilitate the rise in the emergency services levy a full week before the federal budget was handed down?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader is called to order. The Treasurer.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:37): No, I cannot confirm that. I will go back and check, but I can inform the house that the government did not make a decision to remove the remissions on the emergency services levy before the commonwealth budget. If the member has evidence contrary to that, I would ask him to provide it to the house immediately.

Ms Chapman: You could ask your department.

The SPEAKER: The deputy leader is called to order. Leader.