❓ Mr. Templeman questions the Minister for Local Government about forcing unwanted council amalgamations and making ratepayers pay for them. The Minister denies this intention and emphasizes the importance of ratepayers.
AnsweredQoN 875Legislative Assembly
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT — AMALGAMATIONS
875. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the Minister
for Local Government:
I have a supplementary question. How can the minister force
through unwanted reforms and then have the gall to force the ratepayers to pay
for their demise?
875. Mr D.A. TEMPLEMAN to the Minister
for Local Government:
I have a supplementary question. How can the minister force
through unwanted reforms and then have the gall to force the ratepayers to pay
for their demise?
AnswerView source ↗
I did not say I would. I never said
I would. I will restate the same thing I have been saying the whole time in
this house: the most important person in this place is the ratepayer. What we
are trying to do here is to make sure —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the third time.
Minister, give us a short answer.
Mr
A.J. SIMPSON : Mr Speaker, reform is happening; we are getting on with the
job.
I would. I will restate the same thing I have been saying the whole time in
this house: the most important person in this place is the ratepayer. What we
are trying to do here is to make sure —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the third time.
Minister, give us a short answer.
Mr
A.J. SIMPSON : Mr Speaker, reform is happening; we are getting on with the
job.
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