❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the government's intentions regarding a taxi plate buy-back scheme, potential lease arrangements, and impact on taxi driver viability. The government states it will not proceed with the buy-back plan.
AnsweredQoN 1697Legislative Assembly
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(b) if the buy-back plan does proceed, and the plates are owned by the Government, is it intended that the Government will lease the plates back to taxi drivers; (c) if so, what period of time will the lease arrangement be for; (d) if this lease plan is being considered, will the Government give its commitment to conduct a detailed analysis of the effect that this will have upon the business viability of taxi drivers/owners; and (e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(c) if so, what period of time will the lease arrangement be for; (d) if this lease plan is being considered, will the Government give its commitment to conduct a detailed analysis of the effect that this will have upon the business viability of taxi drivers/owners; and (e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(d) if this lease plan is being considered, will the Government give its commitment to conduct a detailed analysis of the effect that this will have upon the business viability of taxi drivers/owners; and (e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(c) if so, what period of time will the lease arrangement be for; (d) if this lease plan is being considered, will the Government give its commitment to conduct a detailed analysis of the effect that this will have upon the business viability of taxi drivers/owners; and (e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(d) if this lease plan is being considered, will the Government give its commitment to conduct a detailed analysis of the effect that this will have upon the business viability of taxi drivers/owners; and (e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
(e) if this analysis shows the viability of taxi drivers/owners will be seriously affected by this plan, will the Government give its commitment to abandon the buy-back scheme?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
26 August 2003
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
69 days
The Government will not proceed with a buy-back plan for the metropolitan taxi industry. Unfortunately, the hysterical and dishonest campaign of the Taxi Council made it impossible to have the issues rationally considered. Hence we will focus on the other aspects of reform.
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