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

When we first came to government we identified 93 announced but unlegislated taxation changes which occurred under Labor and previous governments. We got on with the job of clearing the decks. We promised the Australian people that we would in our budget collect less tax than would have been collected under Labor if they were re-elected. We delivered in full. We said that we would get rid of the carbon tax—and we delivered in full. We said that we would get rid of the mining tax—and we have delivered in full. We said that we would get on with a financial system inquiry, and we have done that. We said that we would get on with a competition inquiry, and we have done that. We said that we would have a commission of audit, and we did that. We said that we would build infrastructure for the 21st century, and we are doing that.

Mr Shorten interjecting—

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