Mrs BRAHAM - 2008-05-06
The NT Pensioner and Carer Concession Scheme allows for a concession of $104 for vehicle registrations. It seems that this has been the amount for many years. I have tried to research it and we reckon it is about two decades since it was changed ...
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order; Madam Speaker! The question should actually be appropriately addressed to me as I administer MVR.
Mrs BRAHAM: Is he not the minister for seniors policy?
Ms Lawrie: You are talking about an operational budget there.
Mrs BRAHAM: Okay. Sorry about that.
Madam SPEAKER: That is fine. Just direct your question through the Chair please, member for Braitling.
Mrs BRAHAM: Who am I directing it to, Madam Speaker?
Madam SPEAKER: I will decide that when you finish the question.
Mrs BRAHAM: The concession has been the same for many, many years. Of course, at the same time, we know registration fees have increased. Will you commit to increasing this concession for our pensioners and carers as a demonstration by this government of your scheme’s objective - which is to provide incentives for NT senior citizens to remain in the Territory during their retirement?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am happy to take this question as both the Treasurer and the minister for Transport who deals with motor vehicle registration. The Pensioner Concession Scheme, by which we deliver concessions within the MVR categories, has funding set aside in Budget 2008-09 of $12.8m. This is to provide a range of concessions and support for seniors. Within this, we have the MVR concessions that the member for Braitling talked about.
We are expecting to spend around $12.5m in 2007-08 in that pensioner concession and support for senior schemes, so we are increasing funding into the scheme as need requires ...
Mrs Braham: But are you increasing the subsidy?
Ms LAWRIE: In terms of adjusting the concessions within the scheme, no, I have not taken adjustment to the concessions within the scheme in this round of budget announcements.
However, member for Braitling, you are a terrific advocate for seniors of the Territory, as is the member for Millner, our Minister for Senior Territorians, and my Cabinet colleagues. I do not doubt at all that they will be coming at me for further adjustments and concessions in the future.
Ms LAWRIE: A point of order; Madam Speaker! The question should actually be appropriately addressed to me as I administer MVR.
Mrs BRAHAM: Is he not the minister for seniors policy?
Ms Lawrie: You are talking about an operational budget there.
Mrs BRAHAM: Okay. Sorry about that.
Madam SPEAKER: That is fine. Just direct your question through the Chair please, member for Braitling.
Mrs BRAHAM: Who am I directing it to, Madam Speaker?
Madam SPEAKER: I will decide that when you finish the question.
Mrs BRAHAM: The concession has been the same for many, many years. Of course, at the same time, we know registration fees have increased. Will you commit to increasing this concession for our pensioners and carers as a demonstration by this government of your scheme’s objective - which is to provide incentives for NT senior citizens to remain in the Territory during their retirement?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I am happy to take this question as both the Treasurer and the minister for Transport who deals with motor vehicle registration. The Pensioner Concession Scheme, by which we deliver concessions within the MVR categories, has funding set aside in Budget 2008-09 of $12.8m. This is to provide a range of concessions and support for seniors. Within this, we have the MVR concessions that the member for Braitling talked about.
We are expecting to spend around $12.5m in 2007-08 in that pensioner concession and support for senior schemes, so we are increasing funding into the scheme as need requires ...
Mrs Braham: But are you increasing the subsidy?
Ms LAWRIE: In terms of adjusting the concessions within the scheme, no, I have not taken adjustment to the concessions within the scheme in this round of budget announcements.
However, member for Braitling, you are a terrific advocate for seniors of the Territory, as is the member for Millner, our Minister for Senior Territorians, and my Cabinet colleagues. I do not doubt at all that they will be coming at me for further adjustments and concessions in the future.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016