House debates Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008; Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008

Second Reading

Monday, 2 June 2008 House of Representatives

David Hawker

David Hawker Wannon, Liberal Party

4:09 pm

Not $150 million—$155 million. So Australia Post is now out there as a tax collector for this government. So, again, the poor old consumer is being hit with this underhand approach—a tax grab—to try and make sure that the Treasurer can say, ‘That’s not a tax that I actually authorised.’ Well, what is it if it is not?

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