Gary Humphries (ACT, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel) Share this | Hansard source

I am quoting Minister Combet's remarks in the House yesterday:

… the government is exploring a number of options for delivering that assistance, including through tax cuts. In addition, I can inform the House that all 3.4 million maximum-rate and part-rate pensioners will receive assistance.

Noting the government's concession that it will be necessary to compensate fixed income earners for the massive increase in the cost of living as a result of the carbon tax, I ask: how will the government compen­sate those who do not receive a government benefit and generally do not pay income tax such as self-funded retirees?