Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a supplement­ary question. Has the minister effectively just confirmed that the government intends to raid the contingency reserve in clear breach of previous statements, including the one she has referred to just now in Senate estimates? Can she also confirm, given she has addressed that particular part of the question, that the carbon tax will not be budget neutral as promised at budget time?