Mr. Trenorden questions the Treasurer about increased land tax revenue in the Busselton-Margaret River area due to new land tax scales and valuations. The Treasurer acknowledges complaints about tax increases imply increased revenue and notes the Valuer General will meet with affected landowners.

AnsweredQoN 421Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 October 2001
Portfolio
Treasurer

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LAND TAX INCREASES, BUSSELTON-MARGARET RIVER AREA
I ask a supplementary question. Mr McGinty: You have an unhealthy interest in the Liberal seat of Busselton, have you not? Mr TRENORDEN: I have a big interest in the seat of Busselton. It will be a National Party seat after the next election. Does the Treasurer concede that the new land tax scale and the Valuer General’s valuation will dramatically increase revenue to the State? Mr RIPPER

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What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.
Mr McGinty: You have an unhealthy interest in the Liberal seat of Busselton, have you not? Mr TRENORDEN: I have a big interest in the seat of Busselton. It will be a National Party seat after the next election. Does the Treasurer concede that the new land tax scale and the Valuer General’s valuation will dramatically increase revenue to the State? Mr RIPPER replied: What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.
Mr TRENORDEN: I have a big interest in the seat of Busselton. It will be a National Party seat after the next election. Does the Treasurer concede that the new land tax scale and the Valuer General’s valuation will dramatically increase revenue to the State? Mr RIPPER replied: What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.
Does the Treasurer concede that the new land tax scale and the Valuer General’s valuation will dramatically increase revenue to the State? Mr RIPPER replied: What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.
Mr RIPPER replied: What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.
What an extraordinary question! If people are complaining about tax increases, that automatically means that the revenue to the State will be increased. I have another piece of information to offer the House. The Valuer General is not in my portfolio, but I have just been advised that the Valuer General will be meeting with affected landowners later this week.

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