House debates Questions without Notice

Taxation

Tuesday, 18 August 2009 House of Representatives

Warren Truss

Warren Truss Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals

2:47 pm

My question is to the Treasurer. I ask the Treasurer: given that the government was able and willing to rule out an increase in the GST, will the Treasurer now rule out an increase in fuel excise?

Wayne Swan

Wayne Swan Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Treasurer

I said before that the Henry review was comprehensive. We will not be in the business of ruling things in or ruling things out.