Senator Wong: The Treasurer has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question (1) and (2) The ATO manages and reports its debt collection data on a national basis and is unable to provide exact figures for payment deferrals and arrangements to pay by instalments on a state-by-state basis. However, the tables below provide estimated figures for the number of payment deferrals and payment arrangements for businesses with a Tasmania postcode. Table 1: Estimated number of active payment deferrals for businesses in Tasmania as at: 30 June 2008 30 June 2009 30 June 2010 31 December 2010 51 112 85 43 Table 2: Estimated number of active arrangements to pay by instalments for businesses in Tasmania as at: 30 June 2008 30 June 2009 30 June 2010 31 December 2010 2,374 2,207 2,520 2,725 Based on data extracted on 14 February 2011.