❓ Mr. Andrews questions the federal government's plan to support tourism growth in light of new taxes and charges outlined in the budget, citing concerns raised by the Tourism Task Force regarding the impact on the industry.
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TOURISM, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET
I refer to a media release issued by the Tourism Task Force on the latest Howard Government budget. How does the federal Government intend to assist the growth of the tourism industry in its latest budget? Mr BROWN
I refer to a media release issued by the Tourism Task Force on the latest Howard Government budget. How does the federal Government intend to assist the growth of the tourism industry in its latest budget? Mr BROWN
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I was intrigued by the latest federal Government budget and the way in which it assists the tourism industry. A media release was issued by the leader of the Tourism Task Force, Christopher Brown - he is not my brother Christopher Brown, but another Christopher Brown who is not related to me. Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr BROWN replied: I was intrigued by the latest federal Government budget and the way in which it assists the tourism industry. A media release was issued by the leader of the Tourism Task Force, Christopher Brown - he is not my brother Christopher Brown, but another Christopher Brown who is not related to me. Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
I was intrigued by the latest federal Government budget and the way in which it assists the tourism industry. A media release was issued by the leader of the Tourism Task Force, Christopher Brown - he is not my brother Christopher Brown, but another Christopher Brown who is not related to me. Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
“Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out.
“This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out.
If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr BROWN replied: I was intrigued by the latest federal Government budget and the way in which it assists the tourism industry. A media release was issued by the leader of the Tourism Task Force, Christopher Brown - he is not my brother Christopher Brown, but another Christopher Brown who is not related to me. Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
I was intrigued by the latest federal Government budget and the way in which it assists the tourism industry. A media release was issued by the leader of the Tourism Task Force, Christopher Brown - he is not my brother Christopher Brown, but another Christopher Brown who is not related to me. Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr Marlborough: Does he not want to be your brother? Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
Mr BROWN: I do not know whether he wants to be my brother. The media release states - Christopher Brown, Chief Executive of peak tourism industry group Tourism Task Force (TTF), today branded “sneaky” the Federal Government’s quiet announcement yesterday of yet another tourism tax, in the wake of the departure tax 30% hike announced in last week’s Budget. “Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out. The federal Government has put significant taxes on visitors who come into or go out of the country. Another report indicates that if it were not for tax reform, after about two years, inbound tourism arrivals would be 10 per cent higher and domestic visitor nights would be four per cent higher. On the issue of tax reform, the industry reports indicate that the money that international visitors spend is down 10 per cent. The reports also indicate that domestic spending is down four per cent and now, with the imposition in the latest federal budget of these extra charges for tourists coming into or going out of the country, it will further damage the tourism industry. If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
“Yesterday the Department of Immigration snuck through a $20 charge on Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) processing over the internet for tourists visiting Australia on short-term stays,” Mr Brown said. “This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out.
“This is particularly galling because tourism has been slugged with two new taxes in the past week with none of that extra revenue being invested in tourism marketing - while visitors are being charged $20 on the way in and $38 on the way out.
If the money that has been created was given back to marketing, the federal Government could argue that it had collected an extra $100 million and that it would give the Australian Tourist Commission an extra $100 million to spend; however, it did not do that. It will be no surprise that the tax changes brought about by the Howard Government will have a detrimental impact on the tourism industry; and it should be condemned.
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