❓ Hon. Darren West questions the Minister for Racing and Gaming regarding the government's response to recommendations from the Joint Standing Committee on the Review of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Acts. The Minister responds, addressing wagering tax and infrastructure grants.
AnsweredQoN 673Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
RACING INDUSTRY
INQUIRY — GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
673. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to the Minister for Racing and Gaming's
answer to question without notice 624 and the minister's reference to
the government response to the Joint
Standing Committee on the Review of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Acts 2008–2013.
(1) Have the
issues raised by recommendations 26, 27 and 29 been further assessed by the
Minister for Racing and Gaming, as the government response promised; and, if
so, what was the outcome?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Given that
the 2011 government response does not answer the recommendations from the
December 2012 submission, will the minister now answer parts (3) and (4) of
question without notice 624; and, if not, why not?
INQUIRY — GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
673. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to the Minister for Racing and Gaming's
answer to question without notice 624 and the minister's reference to
the government response to the Joint
Standing Committee on the Review of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Acts 2008–2013.
(1) Have the
issues raised by recommendations 26, 27 and 29 been further assessed by the
Minister for Racing and Gaming, as the government response promised; and, if
so, what was the outcome?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Given that
the 2011 government response does not answer the recommendations from the
December 2012 submission, will the minister now answer parts (3) and (4) of
question without notice 624; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1)–(3)
The government has no current plans to amend the rate of wagering tax payable
by Racing and Wagering Western Australia. The government notes that the $19.6 million
racecourse infrastructure grants program still has around $8.7 million in grant
funding available to support racecourse infrastructure around the state. The
government has also recently extended the professional punter wagering tax
concession provided to RWWA by a further five years. The government is aware of
the racing industry's infrastructure requirements and has not ruled out
revisiting the issue of wagering taxation at a later stage.
question.
(1)–(3)
The government has no current plans to amend the rate of wagering tax payable
by Racing and Wagering Western Australia. The government notes that the $19.6 million
racecourse infrastructure grants program still has around $8.7 million in grant
funding available to support racecourse infrastructure around the state. The
government has also recently extended the professional punter wagering tax
concession provided to RWWA by a further five years. The government is aware of
the racing industry's infrastructure requirements and has not ruled out
revisiting the issue of wagering taxation at a later stage.
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