Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Forrest's company, FMG, admitted today that despite having a market capitalisation of $50 billion they had not cut a corporate tax cheque to date. They have not paid a dollar in company tax to date and they want to resist having to pay the minerals resource rent tax. A large mining company owned by Australia's richest man will not pay tax. That is not something the Australian people should accept. (Time expired)

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