Senate debates

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018; Second Reading

10:52 am

Photo of Pauline HansonPauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I was one of the six senators in March last year to vote against a pay rise until a budget surplus is delivered. For the record, all Labor, Greens and Liberal-National Party senators voted for their pay rise in March 2017. So did some of the crossbenchers. Remember, only six senators—and they sat on this side—voted for a pay cut. But those same senators who voted for their pay rise now say it is unaffordable for others to receive a modest tax cut. Hypocrites!

The Australian Greens do not support any of the tax cuts because they feel every dollar is needed by the government—

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