Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Cormann, the Minister representing the Treasurer. On 3 January, the Treasurer announced that the Turnbull government had extended the deadline for the Productivity Commission inquiry's report into the economic impact of horizontal fiscal equalisation from January to 15 May—conveniently after the South Australian and Tasmanian state elections. What discussions did the Treasurer or his office have with the Productivity Commission before the commission apparently requested an extension?