❓ A parliamentary question regarding small businesses' attitudes towards mandatory superannuation payments for workers receives a dismissive response from the Minister, who questions the basis of the inquiry and denies encountering any legitimate business owners seeking to avoid these obligations.
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SMALL BUSINESSES - SUPERANNUATION PAYMENTS FOR WORKERS
Many small business people do not believe they should be forced to pay superannuation for their workers. As the new Minister for Small Business, does the minister think employers should pay superannuation for their workers; and, if so, what penalties should apply to those who do not? Mr N.R. MARLBOROUGH
Many small business people do not believe they should be forced to pay superannuation for their workers. As the new Minister for Small Business, does the minister think employers should pay superannuation for their workers; and, if so, what penalties should apply to those who do not? Mr N.R. MARLBOROUGH
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This is a fairly hypothetical question, looking at the track record of the Leader of the Opposition. What facts does he have to support the question? Where does he get his facts from? One might assume that the question has a basis in fact, but it does not. In the short time I have been Minister for Small Business, I have not had any respectable business person talk to me about dodging these responsibilities. The rest of the question is irrelevant.
Mr N.R. MARLBOROUGH replied: This is a fairly hypothetical question, looking at the track record of the Leader of the Opposition. What facts does he have to support the question? Where does he get his facts from? One might assume that the question has a basis in fact, but it does not. In the short time I have been Minister for Small Business, I have not had any respectable business person talk to me about dodging these responsibilities. The rest of the question is irrelevant.
This is a fairly hypothetical question, looking at the track record of the Leader of the Opposition. What facts does he have to support the question? Where does he get his facts from? One might assume that the question has a basis in fact, but it does not. In the short time I have been Minister for Small Business, I have not had any respectable business person talk to me about dodging these responsibilities. The rest of the question is irrelevant.
Mr N.R. MARLBOROUGH replied: This is a fairly hypothetical question, looking at the track record of the Leader of the Opposition. What facts does he have to support the question? Where does he get his facts from? One might assume that the question has a basis in fact, but it does not. In the short time I have been Minister for Small Business, I have not had any respectable business person talk to me about dodging these responsibilities. The rest of the question is irrelevant.
This is a fairly hypothetical question, looking at the track record of the Leader of the Opposition. What facts does he have to support the question? Where does he get his facts from? One might assume that the question has a basis in fact, but it does not. In the short time I have been Minister for Small Business, I have not had any respectable business person talk to me about dodging these responsibilities. The rest of the question is irrelevant.
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