❓ Mrs. Hayden questions the Premier about a new $50 declared pest tax on ratepayers in Darling Range and the South West, given existing natural resource management grants and recent increases in household fees. The Premier denies knowledge and deflects by criticizing the previous government's tax and debt record.
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608. Mrs A.K. HAYDEN to the Premier:
I refer to the government's
$50 declared pest tax, flagged by the Minister for Agriculture and Food, that
will be imposed on ratepayers in the electorate of Darling Range to fund the
eradication of pests when funding already existed through the natural resource
management grants for such a purpose. Why is the government introducing a new
tax on Darling Range ratepayers as well as those in the south west who are
already suffering under the government's $700 increases to household
fees and charges?
TAX
608. Mrs A.K. HAYDEN to the Premier:
I refer to the government's
$50 declared pest tax, flagged by the Minister for Agriculture and Food, that
will be imposed on ratepayers in the electorate of Darling Range to fund the
eradication of pests when funding already existed through the natural resource
management grants for such a purpose. Why is the government introducing a new
tax on Darling Range ratepayers as well as those in the south west who are
already suffering under the government's $700 increases to household
fees and charges?
AnswerView source ↗
I am unaware of what the member is
referring to, but I do know that under the former government that she was a part
of, land tax went up three times, payroll tax and stamp duty regularly went up,
and fees and charges went up by 80 to 90 per cent over the course of that
government at the same time as it racked up $40 billion worth of debt. I do not
think the member for Darling Range has a leg to stand on.
referring to, but I do know that under the former government that she was a part
of, land tax went up three times, payroll tax and stamp duty regularly went up,
and fees and charges went up by 80 to 90 per cent over the course of that
government at the same time as it racked up $40 billion worth of debt. I do not
think the member for Darling Range has a leg to stand on.
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