❓ Ms. Rowe questions the Minister for Racing and Gaming on how the Betting Tax Bill 2018 will provide revenue and ensure long-term sustainability for the racing industry. The Minister outlines the benefits of the point-of-consumption tax and TAB sale.
AnsweredQoN 715Legislative Assembly
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BETTING TAX BILL 2018
715. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to the historic reform
package for the racing industry that was announced today, which includes
bringing Western Australia into line with the rest of the country by
introducing a point-of-consumption tax.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this reform package will provide a generous
ongoing revenue stream for the racing industry?
(2) Can he advise the house how this
package will ensure the long-term sustainability of this industry?
715. Ms C.M. ROWE to the Minister for Racing and Gaming:
I refer to the historic reform
package for the racing industry that was announced today, which includes
bringing Western Australia into line with the rest of the country by
introducing a point-of-consumption tax.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this reform package will provide a generous
ongoing revenue stream for the racing industry?
(2) Can he advise the house how this
package will ensure the long-term sustainability of this industry?
AnswerView source ↗
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth.
Mr P. PAPALIA : Before I respond
to the question, on behalf for Minister for Youth, I acknowledge members of the
Ministerial Youth Advisory Council in the gallery today.
(1)–(2) I
also acknowledge the member for Belmont's great support for the racing
industry and her advocacy on behalf of the 35 000 Western Australians who
derive their income and livelihood from that industry. It is well-known and
wonderful to witness.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr P. PAPALIA : I can outline
to the house how the reform package will provide a generous ongoing revenue
stream for the racing industry. Firstly, the biggest thing it will do is to
provide certainty. The industry has been suffering from uncertainty for years
now. That is acknowledged. It has had an impact on the racing industry. The
industry has also suffered as a consequence of the erosion of the revenue base
to the TAB through increases in the proportion of betting done through online
measures and sports betting.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth, do you want to go home early?
Mr P. PAPALIA : Both those
increases, which have been dramatic, have resulted in a reduction and
diminishing over time of the revenue stream available to the TAB and, hence,
distributions to the industry.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for South Perth,
I call you to order for the second time. The TV cameras will not get you.
Mr P. PAPALIA : By providing a
solution and addressing the attacks of foreign-owned bookmakers through the
creation of a point-of-consumption tax, the government has addressed that
erosion of the revenue base. It has provided certainty, it has arrested the
decline and it is now providing, through that measure, the most generous
distribution package associated with the point-of-consumption revenue in the
country.
Across the country now every jurisdiction
is going to be rolling out a point-of-consumption tax. South Australia has a 15
per cent tax, Queensland is talking about a 15 per cent tax, New South Wales
has a 10 per cent tax, and Victoria has an eight per cent tax. With regard to
distribution, South Australia has an annual process whereby the industry has to
go begging cap in hand to the minister for a grant of some description—not
known, with no certainty. Queensland has refused to even talk about sharing any
benefits of the point-of-consumption tax and has created a degree of anxiety in
the industry to the extent that the industry is talking about a strike. New
South Wales provides 20 per cent of its 10 per cent tax and Victoria provides
18.75 per cent. Western Australia's industry will benefit from a 30 per
cent distribution of a point-of-consumption tax in perpetuity—a revenue
stream that guarantees certainty for the industry; a revenue stream it does not
currently receive. It provides certainty for the industry. It provides
sustainability and now it should provide optimism. It should be supported by
the entire state. Anyone with an interest —
Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, I call you to order for the first time. You will not shout across
the chamber again, will you?
Mr P. PAPALIA : The point-of-consumption
arrangements, coupled with the TAB sale, which will create an infrastructure
fund, 35 per cent of the net sales going to an infrastructure fund for the
industry, will provide an incredibly generous package. It gives certainty that
has been lacking for years. I look forward to receiving the support of anyone
who claims an interest in the racing industry for getting this through
Parliament.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth.
Mr P. PAPALIA : Before I respond
to the question, on behalf for Minister for Youth, I acknowledge members of the
Ministerial Youth Advisory Council in the gallery today.
(1)–(2) I
also acknowledge the member for Belmont's great support for the racing
industry and her advocacy on behalf of the 35 000 Western Australians who
derive their income and livelihood from that industry. It is well-known and
wonderful to witness.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr P. PAPALIA : I can outline
to the house how the reform package will provide a generous ongoing revenue
stream for the racing industry. Firstly, the biggest thing it will do is to
provide certainty. The industry has been suffering from uncertainty for years
now. That is acknowledged. It has had an impact on the racing industry. The
industry has also suffered as a consequence of the erosion of the revenue base
to the TAB through increases in the proportion of betting done through online
measures and sports betting.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for South
Perth, do you want to go home early?
Mr P. PAPALIA : Both those
increases, which have been dramatic, have resulted in a reduction and
diminishing over time of the revenue stream available to the TAB and, hence,
distributions to the industry.
Mr J.E. McGrath interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for South Perth,
I call you to order for the second time. The TV cameras will not get you.
Mr P. PAPALIA : By providing a
solution and addressing the attacks of foreign-owned bookmakers through the
creation of a point-of-consumption tax, the government has addressed that
erosion of the revenue base. It has provided certainty, it has arrested the
decline and it is now providing, through that measure, the most generous
distribution package associated with the point-of-consumption revenue in the
country.
Across the country now every jurisdiction
is going to be rolling out a point-of-consumption tax. South Australia has a 15
per cent tax, Queensland is talking about a 15 per cent tax, New South Wales
has a 10 per cent tax, and Victoria has an eight per cent tax. With regard to
distribution, South Australia has an annual process whereby the industry has to
go begging cap in hand to the minister for a grant of some description—not
known, with no certainty. Queensland has refused to even talk about sharing any
benefits of the point-of-consumption tax and has created a degree of anxiety in
the industry to the extent that the industry is talking about a strike. New
South Wales provides 20 per cent of its 10 per cent tax and Victoria provides
18.75 per cent. Western Australia's industry will benefit from a 30 per
cent distribution of a point-of-consumption tax in perpetuity—a revenue
stream that guarantees certainty for the industry; a revenue stream it does not
currently receive. It provides certainty for the industry. It provides
sustainability and now it should provide optimism. It should be supported by
the entire state. Anyone with an interest —
Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Dawesville, I call you to order for the first time. You will not shout across
the chamber again, will you?
Mr P. PAPALIA : The point-of-consumption
arrangements, coupled with the TAB sale, which will create an infrastructure
fund, 35 per cent of the net sales going to an infrastructure fund for the
industry, will provide an incredibly generous package. It gives certainty that
has been lacking for years. I look forward to receiving the support of anyone
who claims an interest in the racing industry for getting this through
Parliament.
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