Page 2209 - Week 08 - Wednesday, 6 June 1990

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MR TEMPORARY DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Wood): You may seek leave to make a short statement.

MR STEVENSON: I seek leave to make a two-minute statement.

Leave granted.

MR STEVENSON: Thank you. I have been contacted by a number of business organisations and have spoken to quite a few people within the business fraternity, and they are concerned that this Bill will disadvantage them. The fact that it may fall in line with other taxes within other States really does not change the situation that they will be disadvantaged further than they are already. If we are to get out of the situation of a lack of money in this Territory, we will need to do it through a very vital business community. The only way we will do that is by removing penalties on production. Unfortunately, rather than increasing the breadth of the stamp duties and taxes, we should have removed them altogether.

Question put:

That the debate be adjourned.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 1  NOES, 15

Mr Stevenson Mr Berry
 Mr Collaery
 Mr Connolly
 Mr Duby
 Ms Follett
 Mrs Grassby
 Mr Humphries
 Mr Jensen
 Mr Kaine
 Dr Kinloch
 Ms Maher
 Mr Moore
 Mrs Nolan
 Mr Stefaniak
 Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the negative.

Adjournment

MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: It being after 4.30 pm, I propose the question:

That the Assembly do now adjourn.

Mr Collaery: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.

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