Bernie Ripoll (Oxley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader for Small Business) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Small Business. In November 2013 the minister criticised instant asset write-offs saying:

… some of the instant asset write off arrangements were sold as if they were great for cash strapped small businesses but you needed the cash to start with to make the purchase.

Given the minister's criticism of Labor's instant asset write-off apply identically to the bills before the parliament today, is this the reason the government voted against passing its own small business legislation straight away?

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