Nick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Could Senator Carr inform the Senate what modelling has been done on the impact on Australia’s three remaining car manufacturers of the huge, 30 per cent, $555 million increase in the so-called luxury car tax? Which Australian-made cars are now going to be even further out of the reach of Australia’s working families as a result of the rise in the tax and how many automotive jobs will be lost because of the tax hike?