Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The purpose of a surplus is to ensure that we on this side of the House, through a responsible budget, are doing our part through fiscal policy to bring about downward pressure on inflation and downward pressure on interest rates. That might be a difficult concept for those opposite. It is a very clear-cut concept for those on this side of the House.

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