PETITION

To: The Parliament of Australia assembled

I, the undersigned, being a resident in and a citizen of the nation of Australia, wish to draw to the attention of the Parliament that:

1. A majority of electors in the 1998 federal election were not in favour of the G.S.T,
2. Alternative taxation regimes were not properly considered, and,
3. I am opposed to the introduction of a G.S.T. because such a tax is regressive and unfairly transfers the burden of taxation to those in our community on lower incomes.

Your petitioner humbly asks the Parliament to immediately repeal the legislation known as A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999, or to put the legislation to test via a referendum of the people of Australia, and to instigate an inquiry to thoroughly investigate alternative taxation regimes.

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PLEASE SEND TO

Mr. Bevan Collingwood, Australia United, PO Box 304, Maryborough, Q, 4650

For presentation to the Parliament along with the petitions of other concerned citizens

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PHOTOCOPY – CIRCULATE UNTIL MARCH, 2000