Government: Information and Sectors

government: The toing and froing over the tax had gone on "far too long"."I do not want to seem critical of my own government, but I think this whole exercise could well have been managed better and more promptly," he said."All the information available to us to resolve the issues that presented to those sectors has been at our disposal for a significant period of time."The government announced the tax in the 2015 budget but pledged a review during the federal election campaign, according to Nine News Australia. It amended the tax in September so working holiday makers pay 19 cents from the first dollar they earn from next year, rather than the 32.5 per cent originally flagged. Queenslander Barry O'Sullivan used a speech in parliament to decry the "massive uncertainty" created by the tax which was reworked last month after a barrage of criticism. It will make the change budget-neutral by increasing the passenger movement tax by $5 per individual when travellers leave Australian shores. There was data showing the uncertainty had impacted the choices of potential visiting backpackers, the Nationals senator said. Senator O'Sullivan said the amended legislation, introduced in the lower house on Wednesday, sought to restore certainty to the tourism and agricultural sectors. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.