Senate debates

Thursday, 12 February 2009

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009

In Committee

2:30 pm

Photo of Bob BrownBob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

If I may, it has just been pointed out to me that the extended Training and Learning Bonus and the special payments to all genuine low-income earners will be $950, not $900 as I said earlier.

And may I just say on the deficit matter that that does concern me too. The deficit has concerned us greatly. That is why, while this package is enormous, and we were not going to block it, we have been able to make these amendments without a dollar extra in potential deficit for the country. That is a good outcome as far as we are concerned.

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