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

I will retain some hope on that front, but I will address the Leader of the Opposition's question. Only with Labor Party financial management could it happen that you would increase the budget for aged care by a billion dollars every single year and that, in their minds, would be a cut to funding. We are increasing the funding for aged care by a billion dollars extra every single year from the 2016-17 budget and going out to the end of the forward estimates. Only under the Labor Party can one plus one equal zero. That's how they do their maths. That's how the shadow Treasurer adds up. But this side of the House has a track record for strong financial management, and it is only through a strong economy that we've been able to boost funding for aged care by a billion dollars extra every single year—

Ms Ryan interjecting—

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