House debates Questions without Notice

Economy

Monday, 13 February 2012 House of Representatives

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation

2:38 pm

I would like to thank the member for his question. In his electorate, courtesy of this government's reform of superannuation, 31,000 of his constituents can expect to increase their superannuation entitlements from nine per cent to 12 per cent.

There are three ways in which this government is assisting Australians to deal with the future and making sure that people can make ends meet. The first way is by achieving a surplus, the second way is by supporting jobs and the third way is by having a view about the future and a positive plan for the future. We are achieving surplus. In the last budget—

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