Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister confirm that in fact he was incorrect and that the Hawke Labor government introduced a luxury car tax not the Howard government? Can he also correct himself that the threshold for luxury car tax is not $57,123 but in fact $57,180? And, whilst he is at it, given the government’s stated desire to do everything it can to support Australia’s car industry, why is it ignoring the views of Australian manufacturers and pushing ahead with this luxury car tax surcharge, and how many jobs will be lost because of the proposed surcharge?