Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

They cry crocodile tears about the state of the budget, yet they were the ones who created the mess and they are the ones that are stopping us from fixing it. The figure of $43 billion would worsen the budget bottom line as a result of Labor's initiatives. Labor is directly opposing $28 billion of savings in the budget.

Mr Burke interjecting—

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