Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The Treasurer said in question time that I claimed yesterday that there was bipartisan support for the alcopops tax. I said no such thing. On 28 October on Capital Hill I said, 'Well, with alcopops there was a broad indication of support that this would eventually pass the parliament.' The evidence that I was right in making that statement is that, on 15 April, the legislation was moved and, on 13 May, in less than one month, it passed the parliament. That is what I was referring to.

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