Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I ask my question of the Treasurer. I refer to the Australian Bureau of Statistics motor vehicle sales data today that shows a fall in car sales in February. This means car sales have fallen consistently now for one year. Does the Treasurer now regret increasing the cost of motor vehicles in his May budget by increasing the taxes on cars? Didn’t the Rudd government’s increased tax on cars make things much worse for an industry that is now facing the risk of a Rudd recession?

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