❓ Question on removing stamp duty for first home buyers. Treasurer non-committal, citing economic sustainability and need for balanced expenditure. Speaker intervenes due to disorderly conduct.
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STATE HOUSING STRATEGY
I have a supplementary question. Does the Treasurer support the comments of Mr Michael Chaney that it would be a good idea to remove stamp duty for first home buyers in Western Australia? Mr E.S. RIPPER
I have a supplementary question. Does the Treasurer support the comments of Mr Michael Chaney that it would be a good idea to remove stamp duty for first home buyers in Western Australia? Mr E.S. RIPPER
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I think sometimes it pays for members to listen to the answer to the previous question before they ask a pre-arranged supplementary question that has been written by their research staff. The member for Hillarys got into trouble with a pre-arranged question of which he did not know the detail. I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I think sometimes it pays for members to listen to the answer to the previous question before they ask a pre-arranged supplementary question that has been written by their research staff. The member for Hillarys got into trouble with a pre-arranged question of which he did not know the detail. I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
I think sometimes it pays for members to listen to the answer to the previous question before they ask a pre-arranged supplementary question that has been written by their research staff. The member for Hillarys got into trouble with a pre-arranged question of which he did not know the detail. I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr E.S. RIPPER replied: I think sometimes it pays for members to listen to the answer to the previous question before they ask a pre-arranged supplementary question that has been written by their research staff. The member for Hillarys got into trouble with a pre-arranged question of which he did not know the detail. I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
I think sometimes it pays for members to listen to the answer to the previous question before they ask a pre-arranged supplementary question that has been written by their research staff. The member for Hillarys got into trouble with a pre-arranged question of which he did not know the detail. I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
I support tax relief if we have the sustainable economic capacity to deliver it. We must therefore always look forward and not back. We must not look back at what happened last year. We must look forward to what we expect will happen next year and in the years after that. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
The SPEAKER : I call the leader of the National Party to order. I warn the Deputy Leader of the Opposition that he has no more lives and I suggest he obey the rules strictly. Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr E.S. RIPPER : Mr Speaker, was that an observation of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition’s position on standing orders or other matters? Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
Mr Speaker, it is imprudent to assume that today’s peak economic circumstances will continue year after year. We must make a judgment about what will happen next year and the following two years before we make decisions on more spending or on tax relief. We must have a proper balance between expenditure on service improvements, wages, infrastructure - the National Party would like some infrastructure - and tax cuts. However, I support further tax relief if we can make that sustainability judgment and get the right balance between expenditure on wages, services and infrastructure.
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