❓ Hon. Ken Travers questions the WA government about the failure to reduce Transperth fares after the removal of the carbon tax, and seeks information on revenue and the cost of a free-travel day. The parliamentary secretary was unable to answer the question immediately.
AnsweredQoN 1181Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TRANSPERTH — CARBON TAX
1181. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that in the 2012–13 budget the government announced a
10c increase in a standard two-zone cash fare due to increases in the consumer
price index?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that on 1 July 2012 the government increased the standard
two-zone fare by 20c, with the additional 10c due to the carbon tax?
(3) Why has the
government not decreased the standard two-zone cash fare by 10c, now that the
carbon tax has been removed?
(4) How much
additional revenue is the Public Transport Authority collecting each day due to
the increases in fares imposed on 1 July 2012 to cover the carbon tax not being
removed?
(5) How much will the free-travel
day on 3 November cost the PTA?
1181. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that in the 2012–13 budget the government announced a
10c increase in a standard two-zone cash fare due to increases in the consumer
price index?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that on 1 July 2012 the government increased the standard
two-zone fare by 20c, with the additional 10c due to the carbon tax?
(3) Why has the
government not decreased the standard two-zone cash fare by 10c, now that the
carbon tax has been removed?
(4) How much
additional revenue is the Public Transport Authority collecting each day due to
the increases in fares imposed on 1 July 2012 to cover the carbon tax not being
removed?
(5) How much will the free-travel
day on 3 November cost the PTA?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
It is not possible to provide the
information in the time available, and I request that the member put the
question on notice.
Hon Ken Travers : What a joke! So you don't know?
Hon JIM CHOWN : Hon Ken Travers has had the response; it
is a complicated answer.
The PRESIDENT : Order! That is a supplementary question,
which is not allowed in this chamber.
Hon Ken Travers : The point is still made, Mr President.
some notice of the question.
It is not possible to provide the
information in the time available, and I request that the member put the
question on notice.
Hon Ken Travers : What a joke! So you don't know?
Hon JIM CHOWN : Hon Ken Travers has had the response; it
is a complicated answer.
The PRESIDENT : Order! That is a supplementary question,
which is not allowed in this chamber.
Hon Ken Travers : The point is still made, Mr President.
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