❓ Mr. Barnett questions Premier Gallop about potential tax increases reported in The Australian Financial Review. Gallop confirms the government isn't ruling out revenue measures, emphasizing transparency.
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Given the Premier’s comment that he will not rule out revenue measures, will the Premier confirm the report in The Australian Financial Review this morning that the Treasurer would not rule out tax increases? Is that now the Government’s policy? Dr GALLOP
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What is revenue? Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP replied: What is revenue? Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
What is revenue? Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP replied: What is revenue? Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
What is revenue? Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Several members interjected. Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: Revenue, of course, comes to Government. I answered that question. What a stupid question! I said that we are not ruling out revenue increases in this budget. That is absolutely clear. Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Mr Barnett interjected. Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: My friend, we are not ruling them out. The reason we cannot rule them out is that we made that absolutely clear in the statement by the Treasurer. What do the people of Western Australia want? They want a Government that tells the truth about the situation in this State. Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Opposition members interjected. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, members! Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
Dr GALLOP: We now have a Government in Western Australia that will look the people in the eye and will tell them the truth about the finances of this State.
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