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Monday, 1 December 2003
Page: 23402


Mr Murphy asked the Minister representing the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, upon notice, on 12 December 2002:

What sum of the total revenue presently derived from personal income tax would be lost by the Commonwealth were the Government to legislate to allow all married or de facto couples to share, equally, for the purposes of the Australian Taxation Office assessing their liability to pay personal income tax to the Commonwealth, their combined total income.


Mr Costello (Treasurer) —The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

The Government does not provide costings for hypothetical proposals.