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

We all remember that it was Mr Keating himself who was the proponent of option C for a consumption tax all those years ago and we do know that he opposed the changes to the tax system that were introduced by the Howard-Costello government, and I remember that those opposite never changed a jot of them—they never changed a jot of the changes to the tax system that were introduced by the Howard-Costello government over all the years they had to do that. Now the former Prime Minister and former Treasurer has made some very good points today. He says that higher taxing for higher spending is no way to support jobs and growth and to support growth in this economy. He also says that a higher rate of GST should not be used to fuel higher spending. This government has no such plans for that. This government has no plans for higher taxes for higher spending.

Mr Champion interjecting—

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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