Wyatt Roy (Longman, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

a great measure implemented by the minister at the table, the very effective Minister for Small Business. Actually, in the next line of my speech, I mention that we have a small business minister in cabinet, a very effective and talented Minister for Small Business. That is so that the coalition government can bring a focus to reducing the tax and paperwork burden facing small businesses.

We want to see small businesses soar, not falter as they did under the former Labor government. Labor's red-tape legacy is well documented: 40 new or increased taxes and more than 21,000 new regulations. We are untangling the mess that has enveloped our businesses, schools, hospitals, community groups, families and individuals, a mess that has choked productivity and an outcome that has led to costs being passed on to everyday Australians.

As Sir Robert Menzies once said, we want fewer forms and more reforms—in other words, fewer costs and more jobs. I would like to once again thank the Assistant Treasurer and the now Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Hon. Christian Porter, for working so hard to take down red tape and for being prepared to actively listen to the local businesspeople of my community. The coalition government's red-tape reduction program is about seeing Australians get ahead and plan their future with confidence. I proudly commend this bill to the House.

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