Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has accused Attorney-General Michael Atkinson of misleading the Parliament, after the third witness in less than a week to the ‘stashed cash’ inquiry directly contradicted the Attorney-General’s claims that Kate Lennon had kept two sets of books in the ‘stashed cash’ affair. In the Parliament last week, Attorney-General Atkinson made the…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas says two key witnesses to the ‘stashed cash’ inquiry have directly contradicted claims made by Attorney-General Michael Atkinson that Kate Lennon kept two sets of books in the “Stashed Cash” affair. In the Parliament on Monday Attorney-General Atkinson made the following claim: “… Kate Lennon used one of the oldest accounting…
In response to public anger about land tax and the Rann Government becoming the highest taxing State Government in South Australia’s history, Mike Rann and Kevin Foley have continued to refer to $360 million (or $350m) of tax cuts in last year’s budget. K. Foley (January 31, 2005): “I want to cut taxes. That’s why…
Another key witness to the ‘stashed cash’ inquiry has given evidence conflicting with Attorney-General Michael Atkinson’s claim that he didn’t know that the ‘stashed cash’ account at the centre of the scandal even existed, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Former senior finance officer Kym Pennifold stated today that in about mid-2003 former CEO Kate…