Mining tax set to stay after Government rejects Palmer United Party's amendments to repeal legislation

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The mining tax looks set to stay after the Federal Government and the Palmer United Party failed to agree on amendments to the repeal legislation.

The Senate last night voted to get rid of the mining tax but insisted on the Government keeping $10 billion worth of welfare support measures, including the SchoolKids Bonus.

Today, the Government rejected the Palmer United Party amendments in the lower house.

The Senate has refused to back the legislation without the amendments, which means the tax remains in place.

Before the final vote Government frontbencher Eric Abetz warned the Senate against keeping the tax.

"A vote to insist on the Senate's amendments is a vote, and will be a vote, to keep the mining tax," he said.

"The people of Australia will be watching very closely as to what we as senators do."

More to come.

Topics: federal-parliament, federal-government, tax, mining-industry, australia

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