❓ WA Treasurer responds to a question about the federal government's tax record, criticising the federal Treasurer's tax policies and their impact on Western Australia's GST revenue and financial contribution to the nation.
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - ANALYSIS OF TAX RECORD
Can the Treasurer update the house on the latest independent analysis of the federal government’s tax record and its impact on Western Australia? Mr E.S. RIPPER
Can the Treasurer update the house on the latest independent analysis of the federal government’s tax record and its impact on Western Australia? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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The federal Treasurer and, indeed, his tame acolytes at the state level, like to paint a picture of the states rolling in goods and services tax revenue. Of course, it is all a distraction from the fact that he is the highest-taxing federal Treasurer in Australia’s history. However, he has been caught out by Macquarie Bank. Last Friday on the ABC’s Lateline program, Macquarie Bank’s Rory Robertson revealed that Mr Costello’s claim of a GST bonanza for the states does not add up. He has sifted through the numbers and discovered that federal government taxes are a record 20.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. He told Lateline that the so-called GST bonanza was a gross exaggeration. He said that this financial year the states combined will receive an extra $1.2 billion, while the federal government will receive a massive $25 billion. According to the transcript of the program, Mr Robertson said - That’s in an economy that’s 1,000 billion in size, so the ‘GST bonanza’ to the states is 0.1 of 1 per cent of GDP. Its essentially a rounding error in the federal budget. Peter Costello has been caught out as the real glutton at the tax table. He is denying Western Australia its fair share of the benefits, and he has the tame acquiescence of his acolyte the member for Vasse. Our research shows that Western Australians subsidised the rest of the nation by $4.1 billion, or more than $2 000 for every Western Australian. That is the highest subsidy per capita of any state in the country. The federal Treasurer is treating Western Australia as though it were a colony. We are being robbed. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The federal Treasurer and, indeed, his tame acolytes at the state level, like to paint a picture of the states rolling in goods and services tax revenue. Of course, it is all a distraction from the fact that he is the highest-taxing federal Treasurer in Australia’s history. However, he has been caught out by Macquarie Bank. Last Friday on the ABC’s Lateline program, Macquarie Bank’s Rory Robertson revealed that Mr Costello’s claim of a GST bonanza for the states does not add up. He has sifted through the numbers and discovered that federal government taxes are a record 20.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. He told Lateline that the so-called GST bonanza was a gross exaggeration. He said that this financial year the states combined will receive an extra $1.2 billion, while the federal government will receive a massive $25 billion. According to the transcript of the program, Mr Robertson said - That’s in an economy that’s 1,000 billion in size, so the ‘GST bonanza’ to the states is 0.1 of 1 per cent of GDP. Its essentially a rounding error in the federal budget. Peter Costello has been caught out as the real glutton at the tax table. He is denying Western Australia its fair share of the benefits, and he has the tame acquiescence of his acolyte the member for Vasse. Our research shows that Western Australians subsidised the rest of the nation by $4.1 billion, or more than $2 000 for every Western Australian. That is the highest subsidy per capita of any state in the country. The federal Treasurer is treating Western Australia as though it were a colony. We are being robbed. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
The federal Treasurer and, indeed, his tame acolytes at the state level, like to paint a picture of the states rolling in goods and services tax revenue. Of course, it is all a distraction from the fact that he is the highest-taxing federal Treasurer in Australia’s history. However, he has been caught out by Macquarie Bank. Last Friday on the ABC’s Lateline program, Macquarie Bank’s Rory Robertson revealed that Mr Costello’s claim of a GST bonanza for the states does not add up. He has sifted through the numbers and discovered that federal government taxes are a record 20.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. He told Lateline that the so-called GST bonanza was a gross exaggeration. He said that this financial year the states combined will receive an extra $1.2 billion, while the federal government will receive a massive $25 billion. According to the transcript of the program, Mr Robertson said - That’s in an economy that’s 1,000 billion in size, so the ‘GST bonanza’ to the states is 0.1 of 1 per cent of GDP. Its essentially a rounding error in the federal budget. Peter Costello has been caught out as the real glutton at the tax table. He is denying Western Australia its fair share of the benefits, and he has the tame acquiescence of his acolyte the member for Vasse. Our research shows that Western Australians subsidised the rest of the nation by $4.1 billion, or more than $2 000 for every Western Australian. That is the highest subsidy per capita of any state in the country. The federal Treasurer is treating Western Australia as though it were a colony. We are being robbed. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: The federal Treasurer and, indeed, his tame acolytes at the state level, like to paint a picture of the states rolling in goods and services tax revenue. Of course, it is all a distraction from the fact that he is the highest-taxing federal Treasurer in Australia’s history. However, he has been caught out by Macquarie Bank. Last Friday on the ABC’s Lateline program, Macquarie Bank’s Rory Robertson revealed that Mr Costello’s claim of a GST bonanza for the states does not add up. He has sifted through the numbers and discovered that federal government taxes are a record 20.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. He told Lateline that the so-called GST bonanza was a gross exaggeration. He said that this financial year the states combined will receive an extra $1.2 billion, while the federal government will receive a massive $25 billion. According to the transcript of the program, Mr Robertson said - That’s in an economy that’s 1,000 billion in size, so the ‘GST bonanza’ to the states is 0.1 of 1 per cent of GDP. Its essentially a rounding error in the federal budget. Peter Costello has been caught out as the real glutton at the tax table. He is denying Western Australia its fair share of the benefits, and he has the tame acquiescence of his acolyte the member for Vasse. Our research shows that Western Australians subsidised the rest of the nation by $4.1 billion, or more than $2 000 for every Western Australian. That is the highest subsidy per capita of any state in the country. The federal Treasurer is treating Western Australia as though it were a colony. We are being robbed. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
The federal Treasurer and, indeed, his tame acolytes at the state level, like to paint a picture of the states rolling in goods and services tax revenue. Of course, it is all a distraction from the fact that he is the highest-taxing federal Treasurer in Australia’s history. However, he has been caught out by Macquarie Bank. Last Friday on the ABC’s Lateline program, Macquarie Bank’s Rory Robertson revealed that Mr Costello’s claim of a GST bonanza for the states does not add up. He has sifted through the numbers and discovered that federal government taxes are a record 20.5 per cent of the gross domestic product. He told Lateline that the so-called GST bonanza was a gross exaggeration. He said that this financial year the states combined will receive an extra $1.2 billion, while the federal government will receive a massive $25 billion. According to the transcript of the program, Mr Robertson said - That’s in an economy that’s 1,000 billion in size, so the ‘GST bonanza’ to the states is 0.1 of 1 per cent of GDP. Its essentially a rounding error in the federal budget. Peter Costello has been caught out as the real glutton at the tax table. He is denying Western Australia its fair share of the benefits, and he has the tame acquiescence of his acolyte the member for Vasse. Our research shows that Western Australians subsidised the rest of the nation by $4.1 billion, or more than $2 000 for every Western Australian. That is the highest subsidy per capita of any state in the country. The federal Treasurer is treating Western Australia as though it were a colony. We are being robbed. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The member for Vasse, who is very free with his interjections, does not seem to care about this issue. He does not stand and speak for Western Australia. He prefers to bang on about the benefits of the GST, rather than help fight the fact that we will lose $700 million as a share of GST grants by 2009-10. Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr T. Buswell interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : I do not know whether I should continue to listen to the member for Vasse. He is just an apologist for his Canberra mates. When it comes to sticking up for Western Australia, he is missing in action. The fact is that there will be $3.3 billion worth of tax cuts over the next four years in Western Australia. Eleven taxes will have been abolished on our watch by the time we have finished our program. Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr T. Buswell : Smoke and mirrors! Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Smoke and mirrors! Why does the Deputy Leader of the Opposition not have a go at Peter Costello? He is robbing this state; he is collecting 20.5 per cent of GDP in taxes. Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Several members interjected. Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : The evidence is there for people who choose to look at it, but the member for Vasse does not choose to look at it. Canberra’s tax grab is a record 20.5 per cent of GDP. Our taxes in Western Australia in 2005-06 were 4.47 per cent of the economy. The so-called GST bonanza is just a Canberra concoction. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Vasse and the Leader of the Opposition to order.
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