❓ Mr. Templeman questions the Minister for Regional Development about the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax, specifically why the intention to tax was not disclosed before the election. The Minister responds that it was part of the budgetary process.
AnsweredQoN 620Legislative Assembly
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METROPOLITAN
REGION IMPROVEMENT TAX
620. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Regional Development:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the ministerXXX ###XXXs comments, why did he not
tell the people of Western Australia before the last election that he intended
to tax them?
REGION IMPROVEMENT TAX
620. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the
Minister for Regional Development:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the ministerXXX ###XXXs comments, why did he not
tell the people of Western Australia before the last election that he intended
to tax them?
AnswerView source ↗
This is worked through with the
budgetary process.
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I will tell members what I did.
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I consulted with my colleagues about the impact of all the
changes through the budget. It is really important that we as partners in
government do our bit to ensure that we have a strong, sound budgetary process
supporting the growth of Western Australia.
budgetary process.
Several members interjected.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I will tell members what I did.
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Mandurah!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I consulted with my colleagues about the impact of all the
changes through the budget. It is really important that we as partners in
government do our bit to ensure that we have a strong, sound budgetary process
supporting the growth of Western Australia.
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