Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Braddon for his question, because he knows that the way to have a strong budget is to have a strong economy. And the way to have a strong economy is to focus on policies that promote growth. We on this side of the House know that to promote growth you need a tax system that encourages people to work, save and invest, and to ensure that they are making the decisions that they want to make so that we can grow revenue based on stronger economic growth.

Those opposite have a different approach. They believe the way to have strong economic management—and it is a fallacy—is that you raise taxes and pull more out of people's pockets to chase higher and higher levels of expenditure, which is what those opposite seek to do. We believe that strong economic management is the road to building a stronger economy because it inspires confidence in both consumers and businesses.

Ms Butler interjecting—

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