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

I think the Leader of the Opposition has been set up by the Manager of Opposition Business, because the Manager of Opposition Business made exactly the same claim on radio this morning. But the claim is simply wrong. If members opposite understood how our tax system worked, they would know this. This excise is paid by oil companies, not by petrol stations. Get it? It is paid by oil companies not by petrol stations. Individual petrol stations will not be required to do anything different. No wonder those on the other side were in love with tax; they do not understand how it works. They do not understand the pain it causes. But we do.

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