Ms MARTIN - 1999-04-28
I ask the Treasurer to demonstrate his economic literacy, or ability to read budget papers, in this. I refer the Treasurer to page 133 of Budget Paper No. 3. In case he hasn’t got it there, I’d like it if someone can take it across to the Treasurer. This is from yesterday’s budget that he tabled. I ask the Treasurer to tell this House, do we have the highest domestic power charges in Australia?
ANSWER
Mr Ah Kit: Yes or no.
Mr REED: Mr Speaker, this matter’s been ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: This is the man, of course, speaking of reductions, the interjector, the member for Arnhem, is the man, and he’s right into reductions, because he took the representation. He supported the polls from his ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: ... former member, of 76% down to 51% ...
Mr Ah Kit: You wouldn’t know.
Mr REED: He knows all about reductions, and he’s familiar also with the fact ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: ... that this government ...
Ms Martin interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Thank you, that’s much better.
Mr REED: ... is committed to reduce power charges for Territorians. We are committed to reducing the burden that electricity charges have on Territorians. The information provided in the budget papers ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr Coulter: There is a very obvious answer to your question, and it’s not - you’re not being smart here.
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! On both sides of the House. The Treasurer has the floor. I would appreciate at least being able hear him in silence.
Mr Coulter: I gave it to you in total - read it.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: And so, the Leader of the Opposition, in her attempt to be half-smart, in her ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: …attempts to try and cast a shadow over the budget, to try, in turn, to convince Territorians that it’s all doom and gloom, that they don’t have a bright future ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr REED: ... she’s going to have to do a bit better than she has. The first thing, perhaps, she could do, is show a bit of leadership and ask, particularly the guy behind her, the member for Wanguri, to be a bit quiet, so that the ...
Mr Bailey: Yes or no?
Mr REED: ... deliberations of this parliament might be able to be heard by those people listening to it.
Ms Martin If you won’t answer the questions then sit down.
Mr REED: Stop being half-cute. I could say to the Leader of the Opposition in relation ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: ... to her interpretation of the budget papers. Have a look at the additional information that’s been provided by the member ...
Mr Coulter: John Tobin says they’re wrong.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Ms Martin interjecting.
Mr Coulter: John Tobin says they’re wrong.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Order! There is far too much comment across the Chamber. The Treasurer has the floor, and he’s addressing his remarks to myself. I can’t hear him. I would appreciate some silence. Thank you. The honourable the Treasurer.
Mr REED: I just ask the Leader of the Opposition not to be cute in her interpretation of the budget papers, and to take also into account the additional information that’s been provided to her by the honourable the minister responsible for the Power and Water Authority.
Members interjecting.
Mr Coulter: The budget papers are wrong! What a fool.
Mr REED: Read the papers and let it soak in, and I think you’d be able to provide an effective and honest response to the budget, rather than being rather emotive in the silly way that you’re trying to do it at the moment.
ANSWER
Mr Ah Kit: Yes or no.
Mr REED: Mr Speaker, this matter’s been ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: This is the man, of course, speaking of reductions, the interjector, the member for Arnhem, is the man, and he’s right into reductions, because he took the representation. He supported the polls from his ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: ... former member, of 76% down to 51% ...
Mr Ah Kit: You wouldn’t know.
Mr REED: He knows all about reductions, and he’s familiar also with the fact ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: ... that this government ...
Ms Martin interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Thank you, that’s much better.
Mr REED: ... is committed to reduce power charges for Territorians. We are committed to reducing the burden that electricity charges have on Territorians. The information provided in the budget papers ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr Coulter: There is a very obvious answer to your question, and it’s not - you’re not being smart here.
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! On both sides of the House. The Treasurer has the floor. I would appreciate at least being able hear him in silence.
Mr Coulter: I gave it to you in total - read it.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: And so, the Leader of the Opposition, in her attempt to be half-smart, in her ...
Members interjecting.
Mr SPEAKER: Order!
Mr REED: …attempts to try and cast a shadow over the budget, to try, in turn, to convince Territorians that it’s all doom and gloom, that they don’t have a bright future ...
Mr Bailey interjecting.
Mr REED: ... she’s going to have to do a bit better than she has. The first thing, perhaps, she could do, is show a bit of leadership and ask, particularly the guy behind her, the member for Wanguri, to be a bit quiet, so that the ...
Mr Bailey: Yes or no?
Mr REED: ... deliberations of this parliament might be able to be heard by those people listening to it.
Ms Martin If you won’t answer the questions then sit down.
Mr REED: Stop being half-cute. I could say to the Leader of the Opposition in relation ...
Members interjecting.
Mr REED: ... to her interpretation of the budget papers. Have a look at the additional information that’s been provided by the member ...
Mr Coulter: John Tobin says they’re wrong.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Ms Martin interjecting.
Mr Coulter: John Tobin says they’re wrong.
Mr SPEAKER: Order! Order! There is far too much comment across the Chamber. The Treasurer has the floor, and he’s addressing his remarks to myself. I can’t hear him. I would appreciate some silence. Thank you. The honourable the Treasurer.
Mr REED: I just ask the Leader of the Opposition not to be cute in her interpretation of the budget papers, and to take also into account the additional information that’s been provided to her by the honourable the minister responsible for the Power and Water Authority.
Members interjecting.
Mr Coulter: The budget papers are wrong! What a fool.
Mr REED: Read the papers and let it soak in, and I think you’d be able to provide an effective and honest response to the budget, rather than being rather emotive in the silly way that you’re trying to do it at the moment.
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