Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, there are risks. They're the policies of those opposite, those from the Labor side of politics, led by Mr Bill Shorten, who have openly committed to taking to the election policies that, if ever implemented, would increase taxes, not just on Australian businesses—I don't know why they've declared a war on the engine room of the Australian economy, businesses that create jobs for Australians—but also on individual tax-paying Australians. It is a fact that if you increase taxes on businesses they will not be able to expand, they will not be able to prosper and they will not be able to grow. The logical end point of that is that, under the policies that the Labor Party have committed to take to the next election, we will see businesses shed employees. That is not good for the Australian people. On this side of the chamber we know that if you put in place the right economic policies you see more Australians in work.