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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (25 May) . . Page.. 1927 ..
Amendments agreed to.
Bill, as a whole, as amended, agreed to.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
That orders of the day Nos 11 to 12, Executive business, relating to the Commissioner for the Environment Bill 2000, the Land (Planning and Environment) Amendment Bill 2000 and the Rates and Land Tax Amendment Bill 2000, be postponed until a later hour this day.
That this bill be agreed to in principle.
MR QUINLAN (12.28 am): This is a standard companion bill to the budget, setting the rates for the year. It continues this government's philosophy of effectively flattening rates across various areas in town, reducing the impact of differential land values, which is something the ALP does not particularly agree with. I notice that this year the government has set a target, at least on paper, to raise about 40 per cent of rates income by the fixed charge. Please correct me, Treasurer, if I am wrong.
Mr Humphries: No, I would not do that. That is rude.
MR QUINLAN: Back of the envelop, with the paucity of information I have on blocks, would we be talking about $300 to $320 per residence?
Mr Humphries: For the fixed charge?
MR QUINLAN: Yes.
Mr Humphries: It will be $280 this coming year.
MR QUINLAN: I know what the charge is. The fixed charge has increased to $280. It is has been increasing by $20 a year. It has increased by about 20 per cent over the last four or five years. The fixed charge increases at $20 a year, and has done for the last four or five years. Is that right?
Mr Humphries: No, that is not the case. We set a fixed charge a couple of years ago.
Mr Moore: About two or three years ago.
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