Peter Costello (Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Treasurer may proceed.

Peter Costello (Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I wish to make it clear that in the answer I was talking about the fact that the Treasury estimate of revenue from mining companies over eight years was $22 billion compared with the estimates that the Leader of the Opposition was making, which were 10 times that amount.