Division
This division relates to the Policy _[For limiting availability of welfare payments](/policies/34)_. The majority voted against an amendment to the original motion, introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. The original motion was "that the bill be now read a second time"(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) to which Senator Hanson-Young moved the following amendment: _At the end of the motion, add:_ _but the Senate is of the opinion that, rather than punishing families, revenue should be raised from big miners, bankers and polluters through:_ _(a) applying a 'public insurance' levy on the big four banks that are too big to fail;_ _(b) removing fossil fuel subsidised fuel for big mining companies;_ _(c) retaining the billions in revenue from the carbon price;_ _(d) implementing the original super profits mining tax;_ _(e) imposing a millionaires tax;_ _(f) taxing discretionary trusts as corporations; and_ _(g) imposing a levy on thermal coal imports exports._ Because the majority voted against this amendment, it was unsuccessful _Background to the bill_ The [bill](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5271) was introduced primarily to amend the [A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/antsaa1999357/) in order to: - maintain the indexation pause on the [Child Care Rebate](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-rebate) (CCR) limit at $7500 for three years from 1 July 2014; and - maintain the [Child Care Benefit](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit) (CCB) income thresholds at the amounts applicable as at 30 June 2014 for three years from 1 July 2014. Normally, the CCR limit and CCB income test thresholds are indexed on an annual basis to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Senate, 2014-06-23. negative: ayes 9, noes 42.
Question
This division relates to the Policy _[For limiting availability of welfare payments](/policies/34)_. The majority voted against an amendment to the original motion, introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. The original motion was "that the bill be now read a second time"(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) to which Senator Hanson-Young moved the following amendment: _At the end of the motion, add:_ _but the Senate is of the opinion that, rather than punishing families, revenue should be raised from big miners, bankers and polluters through:_ _(a) applying a 'public insurance' levy on the big four banks that are too big to fail;_ _(b) removing fossil fuel subsidised fuel for big mining companies;_ _(c) retaining the billions in revenue from the carbon price;_ _(d) implementing the original super profits mining tax;_ _(e) imposing a millionaires tax;_ _(f) taxing discretionary trusts as corporations; and_ _(g) imposing a levy on thermal coal imports exports._ Because the majority voted against this amendment, it was unsuccessful _Background to the bill_ The [bill](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5271) was introduced primarily to amend the [A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/antsaa1999357/) in order to: - maintain the indexation pause on the [Child Care Rebate](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-rebate) (CCR) limit at $7500 for three years from 1 July 2014; and - maintain the [Child Care Benefit](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit) (CCB) income thresholds at the amounts applicable as at 30 June 2014 for three years from 1 July 2014. Normally, the CCR limit and CCB income test thresholds are indexed on an annual basis to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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