Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Let me thank the member opposite for his question on tax administration and I, like many members in this House—indeed, all members on this side—am more than happy to have a discussion about tax administration and how it's performed. Why don't we start with the government's MAAL law, in terms of anti-avoidance law, a series of legislation that those opposite voted against. That series of legislation has now collected $5.6 billion in tax. That's $5.6 billion from multinationals and large corporations. Furthermore, not only did those opposite vote against that, the government's multinational anti-avoidance legislation has now collected over $1 billion of tax from the large ecommerce providers—the Googles, the Apples, the Amazons. Again, this is something that those opposite voted against. So, when it comes to administration of tax, can I suggest that this side of the House has a great story to tell, and that side of the House, who voted against it, has a very poor story indeed.

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