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4. The contract with Programmed requires that a minimum of 98% of work orders are attended to and closed within 20 days for all other repairs that are not uncovered above or part of the planned program (such as painting, kitchen upgrades etc.).

i. In 2018-19 financial year, 10,038 D20 works orders were raised and 4,489 were completed within 20 days. The remaining 5,549 required additional time to finalise the works and were completed shortly thereafter or were rescheduled or cancelled.

ii. During the 2019-20 financial year up to 31 March 2020, 12,879 works orders were raised and 6,829 completed within 20 days. The remaining 6,050 required additional time to finalise the works and were completed shortly thereafter or were rescheduled or cancelled.

Gaming—point of consumption tax
(Question No 3029)

Mr Parton asked the Minister for Business and Regulatory Services, upon notice, on 5 June 2020 (redirected to the Treasurer):

(1) What revenue has been collected since the Point-of-Consumption (POC) Tax on the three racing codes was introduced, broken into financial year.

(2) Can the Minister provide any internal reports on plans or options to change the rate of the POC tax.

Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1)

2018-20191

$’000

YTD 2019-20202

$’000

Betting Operations Tax

5,269

10,140

1.Betting Operations Tax commenced 1 January 2019, hence only 6 months was collected in 2018-19.

2.Year to date as at May 2020.

Betting Operations Tax is a self-assessed point of consumption tax payable by all betting operators whose Net ACT Betting Revenue from ACT bets exceed the tax-free threshold. It includes all bets not just the three racing codes. The information collected to administer this tax does not detail the code the bet relates to. Hence this figure relates to all bets placed in the ACT, not just the three racing codes.

(2) No work has been done on options to change the rate of the POC Tax.


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