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senate vote 2016-12-01#15
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Bills — Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2); Returned from the House of Representatives- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Working Holiday Maker Reform) Bill 2016 (No. 2) - Returned from the House of Representatives - Deal with this now
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<p class="speaker">Mathias Cormann</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the message be considered in Committee of the Whole immediately.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2016-12-01.205.2) to deal with the bill (and the message returned by the House of Representatives) right now, rather than waiting any longer.
- The message from the House of Representatives was that the House refused to agree to the amendments suggested in the Senate. This means that the Senate now have to discuss whether or not to insist on the amendments or just let the bill pass as is.
- ### What is this bill?
- The Government has already tried to pass this bill once in November but was unsuccessful because the Senate [wanted to make changes](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2016-11-24/2) to the bill that the House of Representatives [didn't agree with](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/representatives/2016-11-24/2).
- It is part of a series of bills to change the income tax arrangements for working holiday visa holders. If passed, they will mean that visa holders will be taxed from the first dollar earned, rather than having the usual tax free threshold.
- The [original version](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5740) of this bill would have applied a tax rate of 19% for visa holders earning up to $37,000. This [new version](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5790) will apply a tax rate of 15%.
<p class="italic"> <i>A division having been called and the bells being rung—</i></p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>Ring the bells for one minute.</p><p class="italic">Senator Wong interjecting—</p><p>I can do that; I will ring the bells for four minutes. I am just indicating to the Senate that standing order 101(3) provides for the bells to be rung for one minute when divisions are successive and there is no intervening debate. There was no intervening debate, but I am happy to call it for four minutes.</p>
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