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

The member for McMahon seems to have caught the budget speculation bug which is going around the place. It happens every year—it runs all the way up until May. He has misquoted what the government has said about these issues. What I have said about these issues is that those opposite are always looking for higher taxes because they cannot constrain themselves on spending. They are the ones who always just cannot hold themselves back between Australians' pockets and their ambitions for higher and higher spending.

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