how do these journos turn a $1 billion "bungle" into this statement below that suggests going from $12 Billion to upto $20 billion: That's a lot more than $1 billion.
The West Australian can reveal that former prime minister Kevin Rudd's original plan would have ripped $15 billion to $20 billion a year from the mining sector, almost double what had been forecast when the original tax was unveiled.
As Misty wrote If you had had your way, Australians would be deprived of this extra revenue from the booming resource sector. With this modified version, we will be receiving an estimated $10b from the tax, for the benefits of the Australian community. This government has done well for Australians. ...................
ALL HAIL THE LABOR GOVERNMENT This will go down in history as yet another outstanding Labor party inspired reform for Australia. Only Labor can do it!
