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Title

  • Bills — Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023; Second Reading
  • Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Criticism

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Glenn Sterle</p>
  • <p>The question is that the second reading amendment moved by Senator Dean Smith be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against a motion introduced by West Australian Senator [Dean Smith](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/wa/dean_smith) (Liberal), which means it failed.
  • ### Motion text
  • > *Omit all words after "That", substitute:*
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  • >> *(a) the Senate notes that:*
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  • >>> *(i) the now Prime Minister said in May 2022, 'We've said we have no intention to make any super changes',*
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  • >>> *(ii) the now Treasurer said in April 2022, 'We've made it very clear Kieran, that we don't have any proposals for tax increases...', and*
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  • >>> *(iii) since these statements the Prime Minister and the Treasurer have announced a doubling of taxes on superannuation; and*
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  • >> *(b) further consideration of the bill be postponed until the Minister representing the Prime Minister tables a letter from the Prime Minister that includes the following elements:*
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  • >>> *(i) a commitment to dump his new doubling of super taxes,*
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  • >>> *(ii) a commitment to never tax unrealised capital gains, and*
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  • >>> *(iii) an apology for breaking his promises to the Australian people.*
  • <p></p>