According to the Associated Press, Thursday, February 10, 2011, called the tax proposal was filed by Gillard disaster to parliament because it will cost the state would be enormous. He explained, to build roads damaged, bridges and other infrastructure damaged by floods in Queensland, the state must spend at least U.S. $ 5.6 billion or about Rp50 trillion.
Cost does not include the budget must be spent to repair infrastructure damaged by hurricanes in early February. Gillard said the new tax will provide additional revenue to the state amounting to U.S. $ 1.8 billion (Rp16 trillion).
"With a commitment to build, we are aware that this is the most expensive season ever experienced in Australia due to natural disasters," said Gillard.
Parliament will discuss this proposal in the coming weeks. Although the Labor Party leader Gillard no longer be a majority in parliament, this proposal will most likely be received with the support of independent MPs and the Green party.
If enacted, this tax will come into force in July this year and applies to residents who have earned more than U.S. $ 50,000 per year.
The opposition, led by Tony Abott of the Liberal party, the new tax rate is unnecessary. He said the state needs to be done is to cut some of the foreign aid budget.
The proposed budget cut of U.S. $ 2miliar (Rp17 trillion), including cutting the budget of U.S. $ 448 million (Rp 4 billion) to help fund school construction in several places in Indonesia.
In addition, the opposition also proposed to reduce the budget on clean energy programs and canceling several infrastructure development projects that have not been running.
