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Old 15th Feb 2002, 10:50
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Kaptin M
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Read the Polly speak, gentlemen:. . [quote]"The article is wrong. We are not offering $90 million," Mr Bracks said.

Asked if the government was offering any money at all, Mr Bracks said: "No. I've said consistently, and this is true, that what we will offer is the equivalent of state taxes, payroll taxes forgone for several years."

"It's nothing, nothing at all like $90 million. That is incorrect," he said.<hr></blockquote>

"...nothing at all like $90 million."....It was $99 million - and of course that`s NOTHING like $90 mil!! <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> . .They`re SO clever these pollies. <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

Precisely how much IS IT, Mr Bracks??? The people who voted you in have the RIGHT to be told!!

And so I guess that Virgin Blue and QANTAS` new start-up, Australian Airlines (which sounds extraordinarily like the Gov`t owned domestic airline of previous years) also qualify for a rebate in VB`s case, and a similar exemption for AA when they kick off!
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