Division Description Changes — Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024; Second Reading — 10th Oct 2024

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representatives vote 2024-10-10#5 Edited by mackay staff on 2024-10-26 16:27:07	Title Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024; Second Reading Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024 - Second Reading - Criticism of tax policies Description ~~<p class="speaker">Milton Dick</p>~~ ~~<p>The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Petrie be agreed to.</p>~~ The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7241_amend_61ca09dd-a588-4c42-b780-c33d8e6193f2%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "that the bill be read a second time" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Petrie MP [Luke Howarth](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/petrie/luke_howarth) (Liberal). ### Amendment text** > That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: > > “whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes: > > (1) the Government is failing to support meaningful small business tax reform, including the Opposition’s plan to make the Instant Asset Write-Off permanent; > > (2) the Government voted eight times against delivering a bigger tax cut to small business in last year’s Instant Asset Write Off; > > (3) the Government has burdened Australia’s 72,000 tax practitioners with unnecessary new regulation and costly red tape; > > (4) the Government has broken promises to raise taxes on superannuation, on unrealised capital gains, on franking credits, personal income tax, and end small business tax incentives; and > > (5) that the Government’s housing policy is failing to meet its supply targets and supporting forever renting, not home ownership”. ~~<p></p>~~ ~~<p></p>~~

~~Milton Dick~~
~~The question before the House is that the amendment moved by the honourable member for Petrie be agreed to.~~
The majority voted against an [amendment](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Famend%2Fr7241_amend_61ca09dd-a588-4c42-b780-c33d8e6193f2%22;rec=0) to the usual second reading motion, which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" (parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the usual motion will remain unchanged. The amendment was introduced by Petrie MP [Luke Howarth](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/representatives/petrie/luke_howarth) (Liberal).
### Amendment text
> *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:*
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> *“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House notes:*
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> *(1) the Government is failing to support meaningful small business tax reform, including the Opposition’s plan to make the Instant Asset Write-Off permanent;*
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> *(2) the Government voted eight times against delivering a bigger tax cut to small business in last year’s Instant Asset Write Off;*
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> *(3) the Government has burdened Australia’s 72,000 tax practitioners with unnecessary new regulation and costly red tape;*
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> *(4) the Government has broken promises to raise taxes on superannuation, on unrealised capital gains, on franking credits, personal income tax, and end small business tax incentives; and*
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> *(5) that the Government’s housing policy is failing to meet its supply targets and supporting forever renting, not home ownership”.*
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