Division Description Changes — Motions — Taxation — 6th Oct 2020

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Title

  • Motions — Taxation
  • Motions - Taxation - Drop tax cuts

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p>
  • <p>I move:</p>
  • <p class="italic">That the Senate&#8212;</p>
  • The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-10-06.110.1) introduced by WA Senator [Rachel Siewert](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/rachel_siewert) (Greens), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *That the Senate—*
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  • > *(a) acknowledges that Australia is in recession for the first time in 30 years;*
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  • > *(b) notes that the Government is actively considering bringing forward $48 billion worth of personal income tax cuts in the October Budget that will give even more cash to millionaires and the super wealthy;*
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  • > *(c) recognises that the Government is cutting the Coronavirus Supplement to the JobSeeker Payment by $300 a fortnight on 25 September 2020 and refuses to confirm that the rate of JobSeeker will not return to $40 a day in December; and*
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  • > *(d) calls on the Government to drop planned tax cuts to the wealthy and invest in those on income support and on low incomes.*
  • <p class="italic">(a) acknowledges that Australia is in recession for the first time in 30 years;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) notes that the Government is actively considering bringing forward $48 billion worth of personal income tax cuts in the October Budget that will give even more cash to millionaires and the super wealthy;</p>
  • <p class="italic">(c) recognises that the Government is cutting the Coronavirus Supplement to the JobSeeker Payment by $300 a fortnight on 25 September 2020 and refuses to confirm that the rate of JobSeeker will not return to $40 a day in December; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(d) calls on the Government to drop planned tax cuts to the wealthy and invest in those on income support and on low incomes.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Kristina Keneally</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Kristina Keneally</p>
  • <p>Australia is in the biggest recession in almost a century, and we need a plan for jobs. We have always been open minded about tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners, but we've expressed our concern with stage 3 tax cuts throughout. We need to see what is in the budget tonight, Tuesday, but the government doesn't need to choose between tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners and a permanent increase to JobSeeker, which is too low. The government should provide Australians who are out of work some certainty by announcing a permanent increase to JobSeeker in the budget tonight.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p>
  • <p>The government wants Australians to earn more and to keep more of what they earn. Under coalition governments taxes will be lower, fairer and simpler.</p>
  • <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p>
  • <p>The question is that motion No. 801 be agreed to.</p>
  • <p>The Senate divided. [16:33]</p>
  • <p>(The President&#8212;Senator Ryan)</p>
  • <p>Question negatived.</p>