Page 544 - Week 02 - Thursday, 25 February 1993
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Mr De Domenico: He said "avoiding taxes", Madam Speaker. I heard him say "avoiding taxes" - -
MR BERRY: No, "trying to dodge your taxes".
Mr De Domenico: Madam Speaker, I think that is a slight on the person - - -
Mr Kaine: It is a personal imputation. Withdraw it.
MR BERRY: Okay, I will withdraw that imputation. Trying to dodge the payroll tax for business instead - - -
Mr De Domenico: I take a point of order, Madam Speaker. I believe that that should also be withdrawn. I believe that Mr - - -
MR BERRY: I withdraw.
Mr De Domenico: Hold on! I have not finished. Sit down.
MR BERRY: I withdraw that. They are trying to dump the payroll tax for their business mates - -
Mr De Domenico: I raise a point of order again, Madam Speaker. I do not believe that Mr Westende has ever tried to avoid or to do anything illegal - - -
MR BERRY: It is all right. You have won. I withdraw. You have had a win.
Mr De Domenico: Hold on a tick. I have not finished. I am talking to Madam Speaker, with respect, Mr Minister. I do not believe that Mr Westende, or Mrs Carnell, or any other member of the Opposition has tried at any time to do anything to dodge tax, or to do anything illegal.
MADAM SPEAKER: Thank you. I think we ended up with "dump", but everything else was withdrawn. Is that right?
MR BERRY: Madam Speaker, while honourable people like Bill Kelty and Lindsay Fox are out there, as has been said, trying to create a bit of confidence in the business sector and causing people to generate more confidence, to create jobs, to get on with the job, instead of whingeing, the Liberal politicians around this country are trying to undermine confidence in order to improve their grubby electoral chances. One of the reasons why the country is in great difficulty is these sorts of grubby activities. I am amazed that the Opposition has the gall to be talking about jobs as a priority, because all of them over here, and federally, are busy talking down the economy. Mrs Carnell, with her scare campaigns about the police, the health system and every other thing, has been talking the whole of society down and sending out a great big negative message all the time, instead of getting out there and talking the economy up.
Locally, as has been outlined by the Chief Minister, the ACT is doing better than anywhere else in Australia, but still the Liberals whinge. Federally, Labor, and only Labor, has the vision to increase employment. As I said earlier in relation to the racing industry, which employs 40,000 across Australia, with your GST you are going to rip the guts out of it and do over thousands of workers. That is what the Liberals are going to do. Over and over, the GST will affect jobs.
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