Ms LAWRIE - 2013-05-14
Page 35 of Budget Paper No 2 measures domestic revenue. How much you are taking from Territory families in taxes and charges? It shows you have increased this by $84m, up from $55m to $139m. You have nearly tripled the amount you are stripping out of the pockets of Territorians in just one year. Why are you so hell-bent on taking money out of the pockets of hardworking Territorians to line your pockets?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her poor question. As she knows, I will not be answering questions about the budget. I will say one thing; we went to the election last year with a commitment to put 120 extra police on the streets of the Northern Territory. We are funding that. That is one thing I will give the Opposition Leader about our funding commitments within this budget: 120 extra police to get law and order back on track in the Northern Territory.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I cannot go without pointing out that every police officer being recruited now is being paid by the Commonwealth under the agreement the former Labor government struck.
Madam SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. Please be seated.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for her poor question. As she knows, I will not be answering questions about the budget. I will say one thing; we went to the election last year with a commitment to put 120 extra police on the streets of the Northern Territory. We are funding that. That is one thing I will give the Opposition Leader about our funding commitments within this budget: 120 extra police to get law and order back on track in the Northern Territory.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order, Madam Speaker! I cannot go without pointing out that every police officer being recruited now is being paid by the Commonwealth under the agreement the former Labor government struck.
Madam SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. Please be seated.
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