House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2019-09-24 Daily Xml

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Land Tax

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Supplementary question: given the Premier's previous answer that the new bill provides a tax cut, why then does his Treasurer say he will have to find other sources of revenue—

The SPEAKER: Leader, there is a point of order.

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Sir, the characterisation in that supplementary, verballing the Premier, in effect, is providing an argument.

The SPEAKER: I will listen to the question. I see what the Minister for Education is saying or where he is going. I understand that the leader is trying to ask a supplementary, so I will hear him out. The leader has the call.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: Given the Premier's answer that the latest bill is a land tax cut, why then does the Treasurer say he will have to find other sources of revenue if he fails to implement the land tax policy?

The SPEAKER: I'm going to allow the Premier an opportunity to answer.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:30): I refer the honourable member to my previous answer.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I gave the leader great latitude. He is now abusing that latitude and he can leave for 20 minutes under 137A, and then, when he does, the member for West Torrens will have the call. It was one of the two.

The honourable member for Croydon having withdrawn from the chamber:

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens.