Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009; Australian Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009

Second Reading

12:34 pm

Photo of Ian MacdonaldIan Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

I did get out of it cheaply, Senator Williams. I remember businesses getting money from their banks—if they could—at 22 per cent interest. When they could not get it from the banks they got it from money lenders at about 28 per cent interest. You cannot conceive of that nowadays.

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