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

Again, I think that was perhaps a less loud rant than yesterday. I am not sure what the question was. If the question is—

Senator Brandis interjecting—

George, good try! If the question is if the government is proposing any changes to the MRRT, the answer is no, and I think that has been asked and answered on many occasions. What the government has done is reflect the changes in commodity prices in particular in the updated MRRT estimates, which are also reflected in the budget bottom line and which have the budget returning to surplus this year and surpluses growing beyond in an environment where revenues have dropped by some $22 billion.