Page 2702 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 29 June 2010

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MR SESELJA: Yes, thank you, Mr Speaker. Treasurer, similar analysis shows the ACT government will receive a taxation revenue windfall of $58 million in 2010-11. Treasurer, why have you slugged Canberra families and businesses an extra $58 million in 2010-11?

MS GALLAGHER: We have not slugged businesses anything over and above—

Mr Smyth: Oh! Change of use charge?

MS GALLAGHER: The change of use charge is a legitimate charge that your party supported. In legislation, your party supported this.

Mr Seselja: Not at $50,000 a unit.

Mr Smyth: No, no, no, no, no—

MS GALLAGHER: Yes, they did. Yes, they did, Mr Smyth. So, if you are now changing your position on change of use charge, I look forward to your legislation amending the current legislation which seeks to reduce that.

Opposition members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order!

MS GALLAGHER: Outside of—

Opposition members interjecting—

MR SPEAKER: Order!

MS GALLAGHER: the rectification of the change of use charge—

Opposition members interjecting—

MS GALLAGHER: Mr Speaker, I will try not to respond to the interjections.

MR SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, you will have a chance to ask supplementaries in a minute.

MS GALLAGHER: This budget, and indeed the budget before, outside of normal growth in our fees and charges, has sought to minimise any impact on business and the community. In fact, we have been trying to invest to create opportunities for business in both of these budgets—

Mr Smyth interjecting—

MS GALLAGHER: through driving our capital programs. That is what we have been trying to do. We have been extremely mindful of the last two years and the impact on business and the uncertainty that the global financial crisis has created.

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