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

Only the Labor Party could complain about the fact that things do not cost as much as they were first estimated. They want it to actually cost more. What we inherited from those opposite was the exact same model for child care that was used by those opposite when the original estimates were put together for this package, when it was first introduced in the 2015-16 budget. What is a tragedy here, with our child-care reforms, is that if those opposite had supported the savings that we put forward for two budgets—if they had supported them then—those child-care reforms would be available right now. What we see from those opposite is not a Leader of the Opposition who has a stop-go sign; it is a stop-stop sign on every single thing that we bring into this parliament.

Only the Labor Party could complain about the fact that we are delivering exactly the same reform at a lesser cost, which not only ensures that we can deliver the important childcare reforms but we can maintain our trajectory to return the budget back to balance, which is currently projected to be reached in 2021. They are the party of higher prices for child care, bigger deficits, higher taxes and larger debt.

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