Ms LAWRIE - 2013-05-15
It is unbelievable that they cannot answer a question on their budget; they have to focus on Canberra.
Under Labor, the Territory was the lowest taxing jurisdiction for small business, and proudly so. We created a competitive and enticing small business environment. Your budget ends that. The budget outlines the CLP’s intention to increase taxation levels to the national average by 2016-17. This morning at the Property Council breakfast, when the Treasurer was asked whether this meant a land tax, he did not rule it out. Will you overrule him and rule out a land tax in the Northern Territory?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her question. There is no land tax in the Northern Territory. While I am talking about taxes, I will talk about the $1.1m interest repayment the Northern Territory has to make every day. That is a tax on the citizens of the Northern Territory. The $5.5bn debt the former Labor government projected is a tax on future generations.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, 113. Will you rule out a land tax in the Northern Territory? The question is for the Chief Minister, not the Treasurer.
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Further to the point of order, the Opposition Leader …
Madam SPEAKER: Treasurer, what is your standing order?
Mr TOLLNER: I am responding to the point of order raised by the Opposition Leader.
Madam SPEAKER: No, Treasurer, when you call a point of order you need to quote a standing order.
Mr TOLLNER: Relevance 113, Madam Speaker …
Madam SPEAKER: Which is?
Mr TOLLNER: The Chief Minister is being relevant. It was a misleading question because I did not tell the Property Council that at all. I said we have no intention, currently, of introducing a land tax.
Madam SPEAKER: Deputy Chief Minister, it is not a point of order.
Mr GILES: I will reaffirm what the Treasurer has said. We have no intention of introducing a land tax. The tax we had in the Northern Territory was the $5.5bn debt on our future generations.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, 113. The question is very specific. Will you rule out a land tax for the Northern Territory? It is not whether we have one or not; we know we do not have one. Will you rule it out?
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Speaking to the point of order, he has answered the question.
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, do you wish to continue?
Mr GILES: The question has been answered.
Under Labor, the Territory was the lowest taxing jurisdiction for small business, and proudly so. We created a competitive and enticing small business environment. Your budget ends that. The budget outlines the CLP’s intention to increase taxation levels to the national average by 2016-17. This morning at the Property Council breakfast, when the Treasurer was asked whether this meant a land tax, he did not rule it out. Will you overrule him and rule out a land tax in the Northern Territory?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her question. There is no land tax in the Northern Territory. While I am talking about taxes, I will talk about the $1.1m interest repayment the Northern Territory has to make every day. That is a tax on the citizens of the Northern Territory. The $5.5bn debt the former Labor government projected is a tax on future generations.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, 113. Will you rule out a land tax in the Northern Territory? The question is for the Chief Minister, not the Treasurer.
Mr TOLLNER: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Further to the point of order, the Opposition Leader …
Madam SPEAKER: Treasurer, what is your standing order?
Mr TOLLNER: I am responding to the point of order raised by the Opposition Leader.
Madam SPEAKER: No, Treasurer, when you call a point of order you need to quote a standing order.
Mr TOLLNER: Relevance 113, Madam Speaker …
Madam SPEAKER: Which is?
Mr TOLLNER: The Chief Minister is being relevant. It was a misleading question because I did not tell the Property Council that at all. I said we have no intention, currently, of introducing a land tax.
Madam SPEAKER: Deputy Chief Minister, it is not a point of order.
Mr GILES: I will reaffirm what the Treasurer has said. We have no intention of introducing a land tax. The tax we had in the Northern Territory was the $5.5bn debt on our future generations.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Relevance, 113. The question is very specific. Will you rule out a land tax for the Northern Territory? It is not whether we have one or not; we know we do not have one. Will you rule it out?
Mr ELFERINK: A point of order, Madam Speaker! Speaking to the point of order, he has answered the question.
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, do you wish to continue?
Mr GILES: The question has been answered.
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