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

I know: it is hard to believe! I could not believe it myself! But because of the screw-up by the Treasurer’s office, it was referred to a House of Representatives committee—the House of Representatives economics committee—and they gave it just one day. For a $1.8 billion levy they gave the committee a one-day hearing here in Canberra to hear evidence. And they had 45 minutes with the Treasury!

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