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

The reason we are putting in place and we want to put in place a policy that asks Australians to contribute one cent more for petrol is because we need to build the roads that make life easier for Australians. We need to build the infrastructure that helps to make the economy stronger. We are asking Australians to pay 40c a week in order to help us build the roads that are going to make the economy stronger—40c a week. I do not think that is—

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