Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey continues to alter facts to suit the questions being asked or the audience he is addressing and, if that means telling untruths to Parliament and voters then that is what he will do.
THEN
Australian Government Budget 2014-15 Overviews - Health presented to the Australian Parliament on 13 May 2014 by Joe Hockey:
ABC Q&A program on 19 May 2014:
Given that of the $7, $2 goes to the doctor…
NOW
House of Representatives House TV Joe Hockey speaking during Question Time on 26 August 2014:
It is a payment for a service….We are asking Australians to pay $7 when they go and visit a GP. That goes to the GP. The bottom line is it’s a payment for service. [my red bolding]
If the total $7 doesn’t go to the GP then it is not a genuine payment for service – it is a payment with an indirect tax attached.
So does the GP keep the money, Mr. Hockey? Or have you introduced another tax?
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