Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

We have provided information to the parliament and to the Australian people in relation to the cost of our measure on the same basis that that sort of information has been provided by governments of both political persuasions over a very long time. Indeed, it is entirely consistent with the Charter of Budget Honesty. The cost over the forward estimates is $13.4 billion, and in an abundance of openness and transparency we've also let the Australian community know that the cost of our income tax relief package for hardworking Australians is $140 billion over the medium term.