Thursday, 15 May 2025

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (09:58): As well, earlier this week I joined so many people to support our CFA and farmers and others regarding Labor’s proposed increased tax, on which they plan to sit potentially until very late tonight to ensure that farmers will have to pay potentially 189 per cent more in taxes. This is when they are facing drought across Victoria. I went to my grandfather’s funeral on Monday this week, and at that funeral they talked about the fact that he was a farmer in 1967 and had to struggle through that drought. Imagine his situation if he had to pay all these taxes that have to be paid by farmers now. We have to stop these taxes. Labor need to manage the budget better and not – (Time expired)