Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is again to the Prime Minister. I remind her of the emphatic commitment in the 2011 budget speech that:

We will be back in the black by 2012-13 on time, as promised.

The alternative—meandering back to surplus—would compound the pressures on our economy and push up the cost of living for pensioners and working people.

Will the Prime Minister apologise to pensioners and working people for failing to achieve the 'no ifs, no buts, it will happen' budget surplus?

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