Kelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Brisbane. He is a very hardworking member and he advocates and supports the more than 30,000 small and medium-sized businesses in his electorate so very well. Like the member for Brisbane, we know on this side of the House that small and medium-sized businesses are absolutely critical to our economy. Ninety-seven per cent of all businesses in this country are, in fact, small and medium-sized enterprises. It is critical that we get the framework right for them. Already we have cut taxes for those small and medium-sized enterprises because we know of their importance in creating jobs. But we also know that small businesses are impacted by other costs. We know that they are impacted by high energy prices. More of them are telling us about the inability to access affordable and reliable energy supply. In fact, the member for Brisbane has been talking to so many of the small businesses in his electorate.

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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