Ross Jami-Lee: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16 Research and Development and Remedial Matters) Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015-16 Research and Development and Remedial Matters) Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 February 2016. Volume:711;Page:9049. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): I do not think we need to ask this Parliament about the tax policies that this Government has. In fact the New Zealand public passed judgment on that member and his research and development tax credit policies and his policy proposals in 2014 and how did that go for him? Not very well. In fact it went so poorly that even Tim Groser beat him in the party vote in New Lynn and he was out of the country most of the time. So David Cunliffe is not one to stand up and lecture on research and development policy. His policies were soundly rejected by the public.I am pleased to be supporting this bill as other members on this side of the House are. It is a bill that implements the tax rates and tax policy that fund the New Zealand Government—a New Zealand Government that is delivering better public services for New Zealanders. This Government has a policy programme that is delivering higher wages for New Zealanders. It is delivering lower unemployment rates in this country. It is a policy programme funded by these income tax rates that is leading to more social housing being provided for New Zealanders; it is leading to better health policy for New Zealanders; and it is leading to better education outcomes for New Zealand children—and I am proud of that as other members of this House are.I have sat on select committees for a couple of weeks now with Mr Fletcher Tabuteau. I see that he was speaking earlier in the debate. I sat on a few select committees with him where he has talked a lot about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He seems to seriously dislike it.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): No no.JAMI-LEE ROSS: I am raising this Mr Assistant Speaker because under clause 65 the income tax rates are set and those taxes go on to fund policy advice to the Government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade does a phenomenal job in providing good quality advice to the Government. It has provided advice to the Government around the Trans-Pacific Partnership—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Order!JAMI-LEE ROSS: —which shows huge growth for New Zealand.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): No no we are not into that. Good try.JAMI-LEE ROSS: Mr Assistant Speaker that member Mr Tabuteau has deliberately attacked a number of times the policy advice that is funded by this bill. I actually want to outline for the House that the tax rates that go on to fund that advice should not be attacked by that member. As we have seen when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has provided advice before around trade policy—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Order!JAMI-LEE ROSS: —and around free-trade agreements its advice has actually been exceeded considerably by the outcomes. Mr Assistant Speaker I just wanted to touch briefly on that point. I am pleased that you have allowed me to do that very briefly.I just simply say to the House so we can move on that this is a good bill that allows the New Zealand Government to carry on with the policy proposals it is putting forward which are leading to greater growth better outcomes for New Zealanders and better public services and we support that.