Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his 2011-12 budget, which predicted a deficit of $22.6 billion, and I further refer the Treasurer to the Final Budget Outcome released just a fortnight ago, which revealed that the actual deficit for 2011-12 was $43.7 billion, a $21 billion blow-out between his promise and the outcome. Given that this government cannot seem to get a single budget number right, how can Australians trust the Treasurer when he says that he will find the savings to deliver a $1.5 billion surplus? (Time expired)

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