Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) – Bill 2012
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA: Mr Deputy Speaker, the Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Schoolkids Bonus Budget Measures) Bill 2012 abolishes a good program, the education tax refund, and replaces it with a fistful of dollars designed to shore up the electoral prospects of the Prime Minister. The bill itself should be called the ‘sugar hit…