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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Land Tax

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:06): My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier agree with South Australia's largest private employer that his land tax policy will not improve investment in South Australia, is not going to improve certainty of our economy and is definitely not going to reverse the hoards of capital leaving our state?

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER: Point of order: the question fails at the same hurdle that the first question failed.

The SPEAKER: I have the point of order. I respect the Minister for Education's point of order. Obviously, a member should not be offering argument or opinion in a question, and the way to insert facts is by leave of the house, given what is obviously the status quo in this place. I am going to allow the Premier an opportunity to answer. Can we have the question again?

Mr MALINAUSKAS: My question is obviously to the Premier. Does the Premier agree with South Australia's largest private employer that his land tax policy will not improve investment in South Australia, is not going to improve certainty of our economy and is definitely not going to reverse the hoards of capital leaving our state?

The SPEAKER: I'm going to give the Premier great latitude because there is a lot in that question.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:08): I think this gives us an opportunity to again outline to this house exactly and precisely why we are up for reform in South Australia. We are making it really, really clear that at 3.7 per cent—

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan: Tell us about the tax increase.

The SPEAKER: The member for Lee is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —we are driving capital out of this state because capital flows to where the most attractive environment exists. That is a fundamental of economics, and at the moment, with an annual land tax rate of 3.7 per cent—

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, leader! We have the question. I would like to hear the answer.

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is warned.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: With an annual land tax rate of 3.7 per cent, we are driving capital out of this state into other jurisdictions that have very obviously lower land tax rates than we have in South Australia, and to make matters worse, we're—

Ms Stinson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Badcoe is called to order.

The Hon. L.W.K. Bignell: He has finished.

The SPEAKER: The member for Mawson is called to order. Leader.

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