House debates
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Questions without Notice
Economy
2:29 pm
Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source
This side of the House has been managing the budget in a responsible way. That's how we delivered two surpluses that those opposite were incapable of. They said they'd deliver a surplus every year. They went none for nine. We've delivered two already. We found $114 billion in savings. We've got the debt down by—
Honourable members interjecting—
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