Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I ask whether the minister is aware that recommendation 1 of that paper says:

The Government should generally consult on tax changes at the initial policy design stage, prior to any Government announcement. For major policy changes, consultation should include public consultation on policy design (eg, via the release of a discussion paper).

Why does the government not simply admit that it has got both the process and the substance of this tax grab wrong and scrap this tax?