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retention of a betterment tax, levied when approval for a change in lease purpose has been granted, at a level commensurate with the change in value of the lease caused by the lease purpose change;
That, as my colleague Mr Collaery has said, is a gradual implementation of an increase in the betterment tax from 50 per cent, as in fact is applied under section 11A of the legislation. That was a policy in relation to betterment that was accepted by the Residents Rally executive as part of the negotiations with regard to the establishment of the Alliance.
One has to ask in this particular case, when the chips are really down, what Residents Rally policies Mr Moore has been able to implement from his position on the crossbench. I think Mr Moore will be able to point to very few. However, those of us who have participated in this Government will be able to indicate to the people of Canberra that a quite considerable number of Residents Rally policies, in conjunction with those of the other members of the Government, have been implemented during our period in government.
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: The question now is: That Mr Moore's amendment be agreed to. Do you want to respond, Mr Moore?
MR MOORE: (5.43): Certainly.
Mr Jensen: I thought you were not going to filibuster, Michael.
MR MOORE: I am not going to filibuster. We could be dealing with this paragraph by paragraph, but I am not. It is quite clear to me, Mr Deputy Speaker, that I should respond just briefly on this matter. I believe that I have stayed with the policies upon which I was elected. That is something that my former colleagues cannot say. Had they remained on the crossbench with me, whether under a Liberal government or a Labor government, and exercised the power according to the paper that was prepared by their executive member, John Gagg, jointly with me, we may have been able to achieve those things; but those members were not prepared to do that.
This was a very basic and essential part of an issue upon which we were elected, and it came up on many occasions. I urge you, therefore, to support this amendment on a 100 per cent betterment.
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