Page 5846 - Week 15 - Thursday, 10 December 2009

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Taxation—payroll
(Question No 516)

Mr Seselja asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 10 December 2009:

(1) How many businesses paid payroll tax in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.

(2) What was the average amount of payroll tax paid by each business in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08.

(3) How many businesses does the Treasurer estimate will pay payroll tax in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.

(4) What is the estimated average amount of payroll tax that each business will pay in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1)

(2)

(3) Treasury forecasts payroll tax at the aggregate revenue level, it does not use the number of businesses to determine revenue.

(4) No estimate of average amount is available as no estimate of the number of businesses is made.

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