Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I refer the Assistant Treasurer to the Treasurer’s statement on 9 February in this House in relation to the flood reconstruction, when he said:

There is no way of funding it without a levy …

On 18 February, from London, the Treasurer said in response to the concessions made to the independents:

We have said that we will make further savings in the Budget and we will do that, and we will outline that on Budget Night.

I ask the Assistant Treasurer: why was it impossible to find further savings in February but it will be possible to find further savings in March? (Time expired)

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