Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

It is important to have a sensible approach to managing this policy area and to using the revenue sourced from the tax to ensure we can cut tax for small business to boost superannuation and to fund much-needed infrastructure. I am also asked about alternatives, and we have certainly seen some on display from the coalition backbench, including the following:

One Liberal, however, suggested the Coalition should support such amendments, then pass the tax to ensure the large minerals companies … paid virtually all of it.

The MP, who did not want to be identified, said public sentiment had swung behind the tax and the Coalition needed the revenue … The MP claimed this was a growing view within the Coalition.

Who is it, Mr President? Is it Senator Sinodinos? Is he finally inserting some sanity into the coalition economic team? Is it Senator Sinodinos— (Time expired)