Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:00 pm

Photo of Helen CoonanHelen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Finance, Competition Policy and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that the Reserve Bank governor has recently signalled that interest rates will not remain at current levels, with some economists predicting that a rise could be as early as November, will the minister now guarantee that this excessive Labor government spending will not fuel rising interest rates?

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