Senator EDWARDS (South Australia) (14:27): Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Does the government now concede that its promise in its special deal with the three biggest miners to credit all royalty payments on iron ore or coal, including future increases, against any resource rent tax liability has encouraged five out of six state governments around Australia so far, including the Labor governments in South Australia and Tasmania, to increase royalties on iron ore or coal?
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