Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Revenue) Share this | Hansard source

I am certainly happy to do so, Mr Deputy Speaker. Of course, members of the House on both sides will understand that this bill has monetary implications, budgetary implications. This initiative will need to be funded substantially, and this is my very concern. I am concerned about the future of this government’s revenues. I am concerned about the forecasting capability of this government. The Treasurer was happy to come in here and deliver a budget and happy to come in here and deliver the tax cut bill, but he was not happy to come back in here and sum up on those tax bills, notwithstanding that we had some very important questions to put.

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