Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 21 June 2023 · Economy and tax
Schools payroll tax
Voting yes supported a motion noting the government's removal of the payroll tax exemption for 110 Victorian charitable schools with fees above $7500, and its claimed effects on fees and teachers.
The question put
That this house notes that: (1) the government announced in the budget that it would remove the longstanding payroll tax exemption, present since the introduction of payroll tax in 1941, for 110 Victorian charitable schools with annual fees of more than $7500, raising $421 million over the next three years; (2) in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, this will lead to higher fees for thousands of families at a time when they can least afford it; (3) with this new tax, the Andrews government wants to punish parents who support their child’s education by reaching into their own pockets to pay for it; and (4) as well as raising fees, many schools will also have to cut programs and reduce the number of teachers because of this nasty new tax.
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 13 no
- LiberalAll yes8 yes · 0 no
8 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- YesMatthew BachParty not recorded
- NoSamantha RatnamParty not recorded
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.
Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.