--- title: "Schools payroll tax (Victorian Legislative Council, 21 June 2023) | Politics Computer" description: "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. Defeated 14 to 20 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 21 June 2023. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2023-06-21/2" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 21 June 2023 · [Economy and tax](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=economy%5Ftax) # 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. Defeated **14** yes **20** no 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 - Labor All no 0 yes · 13 no 13 members - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All yes 8 yes · 0 no 8 members - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - Yes [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - Yes [Nick McGowan](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-mcgowan) - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All no 0 yes · 3 no 3 members - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - No [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - Yes Matthew Bach Party not recorded - No [Samantha Ratnam](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-ratnam) Party not recorded - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation - Yes [Jeff Bourman](https://politics.computer/mp/jeffrey-bourman) Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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