Tax reviews for taxi fairness fund recipients
The ATO has agreed to review individual cases relating to fairness fund payments and I am urging those affected to approach the ATO for assistance. I asked the Treasurer this week why no tax advice had been offered to those who received payments and now face tax debt.
Tax obligations for fairness fund recipients
I asked the Treasurer for information about the intention of taxi and hire car industry fairness fund payments, highlighting the pressure banks put of recipients to pay down loans and the lack of tax advice.
Unfinished business in play for taxi and hire car industry
Dealing with unfinished business of the taxi and hire car industry has been the top priority for Transport Matters party leader Rod Barton during the first quarter of his term in Victoria’s Legislative Council.
ATO to review Victorian fairness fund payments
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will undertake a review of the Victorian Fairness Fund payments to the taxi and hire car industry following a query from Eastern Metro MP Rod Barton.
Motion – review of Commercial Passenger Vehicle reforms
I am pleased to present the amendments to this motion for a number of reasons, but particularly because it is the main reason I was elected into this place and I think it is one of the most important jobs I need to do here.
Featured Barton secures Commercial Passenger Vehicle reform review
Eastern Metro MP and Transport Matters Party leader Rod Barton has called for an immediate review of the governments commercial passenger vehicle reforms.
Trip levy non-compliance is rife says Barton
The $1 per trip levy to fund transition payments is an overly burdensome administrative requirement with widespread non-compliance, according to Eastern Metro MP and Transport Matters party leader Rod Barton.
Rod’s Maiden Speech – Unfinished Business
It is an honour and a privilege to address this house as a member of the Legislative Council for Eastern Metropolitan Region. I am a lucky man, but I believe strongly that luck can be manufactured. I am here today representing an industry that has seen major changes over the past few years. We have unfinished business in this place and our industry needs some luck, and we need some hope.