Senate debates

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Bills

Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014; Second Reading

10:31 am

Photo of Sue LinesSue Lines (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to oppose the Family Tax Benefit (Tighter Income Test) Bill 2014, put up by Senator Leyonhjelm to further target and reduce the entitlement of family tax benefit A recipients. I think the point needs to be made here that this is already a targeted payment. It is a targeted payment to medium- and low-income families. It provides those families with—

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