House debates
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Questions without Notice
Budget
2:44 pm
Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
My question is to the Prime Minister. One in three of Australia's biggest corporations pays no tax, and, while the rest of the country was hit hard during the pandemic, Australian billionaires' wealth increased by a third, with some doubling their wealth. Prime Minister, isn't it time to make the billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share so that we can make critical investments like getting dental into Medicare? We're a wealthy country, but many people are still struggling. So, in tonight's budget, will you listen to the Greens and put in place a six per cent tax on billionaires' wealth—
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