❓ Mr. Murray questions the tax break given to Crown Perth casino amidst budget deficits and increased burdens on citizens. The Minister defends the decision as a means to generate revenue, tourism, and jobs, with a guarantee in place.
AnsweredQoN 1010Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CROWN PERTH — INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
BUSINESS TAX
1010. Mr
M.P. MURRAY to the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I have a supplementary question. Why is Crown Perth casino
receiving a tax break when the budget is going into deficit and the government
is about to slug ordinary citizens more?
BUSINESS TAX
1010. Mr
M.P. MURRAY to the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I have a supplementary question. Why is Crown Perth casino
receiving a tax break when the budget is going into deficit and the government
is about to slug ordinary citizens more?
AnswerView source ↗
I have answered that. The
alternative is that we could have said that we would not do anything. Therefore,
the international commission business would go down or just about disappear. Crown Perth would not be able to do any good
out of it and the government would lose money. We are trying to be sensible and we have a guarantee. This will
help generate more funds, tourism and jobs for the state. That is why it is a
sensible decision. With the guarantee that should have happened last time —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
T.K. WALDRON : We also insisted on the guarantee, which places the state in a win–win
position. The Gallop government should have done that when it made its
decision.
alternative is that we could have said that we would not do anything. Therefore,
the international commission business would go down or just about disappear. Crown Perth would not be able to do any good
out of it and the government would lose money. We are trying to be sensible and we have a guarantee. This will
help generate more funds, tourism and jobs for the state. That is why it is a
sensible decision. With the guarantee that should have happened last time —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr
B.S. Wyatt interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Victoria Park, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
T.K. WALDRON : We also insisted on the guarantee, which places the state in a win–win
position. The Gallop government should have done that when it made its
decision.
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