Senate debates

Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009; Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009

In Committee

6:44 pm

Photo of Barnaby JoyceBarnaby Joyce (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

With the government’s prospective $125 billion shortfall in receipts that they have obviously used in the compilation of their requests for an extension of a $200 billion facility, do they believe at this point in time that the $125 billion shortfall is of a recurring nature and, if so, over what cycle would it be recurring? Also, what do they anticipate their peak debt position to be?

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