Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The member for Jagajaga said, 'It does have to be paid for somehow.' And, in fact, we would agree with her that they do have to be paid for somehow. So the suggestion that we have before the parliament is that they should be changed by modest changes to the family tax benefit system and, in fact, by changes that do indeed encourage greater workforce participation. Family tax benefits at the moment, going back to the point of that welfare bill, are $20 billion a year of taxpayers' money going to families. We think a modest change to pay for the childcare package is a very good idea but, as the member for Jagajaga said, the financial reality is that that change to child care, which is very positive and which you seem to support, has to be paid for somehow. (Time expired)

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