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The majority voted in favour of a motion that schedules 6 to 9, as amended, be agreed to. This means that the majority agree with the changes that have been made to these schedules. The schedules relate to the following: - schedule 6 relates to changes to the [superannuation guarantee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superannuation_in_Australia#Employer_contributions); - schedule 7 relates to the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Contributions/Low-income-super-contribution/); - schedule 8 repeals the [income support bonus](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/income-support-bonus); and - schedule 9 repeals the [schoolkids bonus](http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/schoolkids-bonus).(Read the wording of the schedules, as passed in both houses, [here](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr5327_aspassed%2F0001%22;rec=0).) _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-01&house=representatives&number=1). ) This bill repeals the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax) as well as related measures such as the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Co

Senate, 2014-09-02. affirmative: ayes 36, noes 34.

Question

The majority voted in favour of a motion that schedules 6 to 9, as amended, be agreed to. This means that the majority agree with the changes that have been made to these schedules. The schedules relate to the following: - schedule 6 relates to changes to the [superannuation guarantee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superannuation_in_Australia#Employer_contributions); - schedule 7 relates to the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Contributions/Low-income-super-contribution/); - schedule 8 repeals the [income support bonus](http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/income-support-bonus); and - schedule 9 repeals the [schoolkids bonus](http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/families-and-children/benefits-payments/schoolkids-bonus).(Read the wording of the schedules, as passed in both houses, [here](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbills%2Fr5327_aspassed%2F0001%22;rec=0).) _Background to the bill_ This [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query%3DId%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr5327%22;rec=0) was introduced following the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 (No. 2)](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5300) being laid aside because it could not "be progressed in its current form".(Read more about this bill being set aside [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/debates/?id=2014-09-01.34.2). The division which resulted in that bill being laid aside is available [here](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/division.php?date=2014-09-01&house=representatives&number=1). ) This bill repeals the [Minerals Resource Rent Tax](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Resource_Rent_Tax) as well as related measures such as the [low income superannuation contribution](http://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Super/In-detail/Co

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