Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009; Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009

In Committee

11:10 am

Photo of Jan McLucasJan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I would point Senator Cormann to budget paper No. 1, page 529, where he will find a partial answer to the question. Senator Cormann, we have a thing in the Australian Senate called Senate estimates. That is the appropriate place to be answering the level of detail that you are asking for. The figures that we have in that document are aggregate figures. I encourage Senator Cormann to use the Senate estimates process to ascertain the answers to his questions. Alternatively, the offer that we have from the officials here in this place is to, firstly, confirm absolutely the question you are asking. It is not quite clear what you are asking. Secondly, the offer to provide you with that information as soon as possible is still there.

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