Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

The shadow Treasurer can try and be as tricky and shifty as the Leader of the Opposition with his smarmy approach to stacked-tax policy, but the answer is simple: the cost of the measure is $140 billion over the next 10 years, which is more than twice the relief that has been provided to companies under our enterprise tax plan. We are putting priority on ensuring that tax relief is provided to those on low and middle incomes, and that cost, as I said, is $13.4 billion over the forward estimates—$140 billion over the next 10 years. If the opposition wants to deny Australians lower taxes, then they should just be honest about it. They shouldn't come in here looking for excuses. They will look for any excuse not to reduce taxes for Australians. The bill's on the table. Vote for it or oppose it. Whichever way you do it, the Australian people know where you sit on tax. Where they sit on tax is: higher taxes under Labor; lower taxes under the Liberal and National Party. You're making that very clear to the Australian people.

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