Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

In this budget, we have brought down measures which try to encourage into work young people who want to make the choice for a life in work and not a life in welfare. Those opposite want to see the 'Shorten shuttle'—the bus that goes from the school gate to the Centrelink office. That is what they want. The future that they see for Australia is of more welfare and higher taxes.

On this side of the House, we want to see welfare for those who really, really need it, not just for those who think they are entitled to it. Those opposite think an entitlement is what you get from Centrelink. That is what the Leader of the Opposition thinks. But on this side we think that those who have an entitlement are those who earn income to save for their retirement, the sort of income that they want to draw down in their retirement and which the shadow Treasurer wants to tax to within an inch of its life. On that side of the House it is all about higher taxes and more welfare, but not on this side and not in this budget.

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