Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Members opposite used to understand that it was important to get back to surplus. They boasted constantly that they were producing a budget surplus for a strong economy but, do you know what? They never, ever delivered it. They never ever delivered it.

Having misled people through six years of government, they are now continuing to mislead people. David Speers the other day asked the Leader of the Opposition, 'You're blocking a lot of the budget measures they want to implement in getting back to surplus. So putting the government to one side, I suppose, when will we get back to surplus? When do you think we should bet back to surplus?' Shades of Swanny, this is the Leader of the Opposition, 'We're more likely to get back to surplus under a Labor government than this current mob.' Here he is, the deficit king, pretending to be a surplus king. They just cannot be believed.

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