Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

That is a great question because it addresses the issues at the heart of the nation's thinking, and that is: how do we create more jobs and greater prosperity for everyday Australians? Despite inheriting a bit of a mess from the Labor Party, we have got on with the job of fixing the economy and fixing the budget. The challenge at the moment with the budget is that the government every day is spending $100 million more than it receives. So we are spending $100 million a day more than we collect in taxation revenue. As anyone involved in business knows—

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