Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, with all due respect, I am talking about the legislation. This legislation is about the increases in the excise levies on LPG and other fuels and therefore the flow-on effect directly for individuals and particularly those who use LPG—and taxis are one of the greatest users of LPG so, with all due respect, I am addressing the legislation. I will be opposing the legislation. If the minister had one ounce of integrity and no hypocrisy, he would be withdrawing this legislation—he cannot be talking about reducing pollution by imposing a tax and then be increasing a tax on the fuel that produces the least amount of pollution.

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