Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

We think that the quality of spending matters, like how you spend and what you spend on matters. But I would point out to Senator Henderson that, in terms of spending growth, we've kept average real spending growth to 1.7 per cent per year over the seven years to 2028-29—around half of the 30-year average, which was 3.2 per cent. I would also draw your attention to the fact that, whilst you were in government, it was 4.1 per cent and 2.7 per cent pre pandemic. We consider these things through the budget process, but we have a fiscal strategy. We are sticking to that strategy, we are delivering to that strategy and there is more work to do.