Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

What a fabulous budget we heard last night! The Turnbull government is getting on with the job of helping hardworking Australians, families and senior citizens. We're making sure that Australians keep more of their hard-earned money in their pocket. We're lifting tax brackets to ensure that wages aren't eaten up by higher taxes because people choose to work overtime or simply get a pay rise. In my electorate on the northern Gold Coast, an incredible 73,000 taxpayers will be better off next financial year. That is seven out of every 10 adults working in my electorate. I can't emphasise that enough. Over 70 per cent of the hardworking people in my community will have more money in their hip pocket to take home to their families because of this government and the budget they heard last night.

And it's not just tax relief. We're also implementing the National Energy Guarantee to ensure that Australian families and businesses can have affordable and more reliable electricity. We're making child care more affordable and accessible to those parents who want to work. We're backing enterprise through small- and medium-business tax relief. There are 21,480 small local businesses in my community that employ and pay their staff. They'll now have more money to spend and invest in their community. We're protecting peoples' superannuation by stripping away excess fees. We're tackling the black market economy. This is a real and sensible budget for my community on the Gold Coast.

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