Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is always a pleasure to follow the member for Fraser and to listen to him wax lyrical about Labor's record in government and their plans for this utopian future in which increasing taxes across the board will solve all of the ills in our economy. What we did not hear the member for Fraser say in his contribution is that they are actually going to reduce the tax burden on the Australian economy. All he talked about was increasing taxes. It would be worthwhile for the member for Fraser to remember—he was in this House when this occurred as he came in in 2010 when I did—that the increase in the tax-free threshold to $18,200, just to refresh your memory, Member for Fraser, was because of the introduction of the carbon tax. So it was no magnanimous gesture on the part of Labor when they were in government that they would increase the tax-free threshold to $18,200; it was because of the compensation for the carbon tax. It was this government—

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