Senate debates

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:36 pm

Photo of Mathias CormannMathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Given the government's revenue estimates this year are based on a prediction that our terms of trade will remain 15 per cent above the highest level they ever were under the previous coalition government, and the unbelievable prediction that mining tax revenue will increase more than 10 times over the forward estimates and that the carbon price will be at least double the consensus estimate of independent experts in 2015-16, isn't the government still getting its revenue forecasts terribly wrong?

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