Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

Of course, the government's acutely aware of the concerns of small business when it comes to energy prices. That's why we've delivered two rounds of energy bill relief to small businesses, opposed by those opposite—opposed by the member for Lindsay. Two successive budgets delivered energy bill relief not only for households but for small businesses. That's because when we say, 'Small business is the engine room of our economy,' we mean it and we deliver for them. All they deliver are slogans, platitudes and contempt for small business.

We're also delivering support for small businesses through the CEFC and other programs to help them invest in their own businesses to reduce their energy prices and bills. That's what we're doing. We're getting on with the job of practical projects to help small businesses. As well as energy bill relief, we deliver, while the opposition delivers nothing but slogans.

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