Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question, because the budget I announced last night does make our economy stronger, our nation smarter and our society fairer. That is because we on this side of the House have made a fundamental choice to support growth in jobs and a transitional period in our economy and to do it in the face of very significant tax revenue write-downs, because the alternative would be the one put forward by those opposite: big cuts to the bone in health and education. This is not something those on this side of the House will contemplate. We will support growth and jobs in our economy, and that is what we are doing with our budget. We are building on the resilience and strength of the Australian economy.

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