Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I am not sure whether the question should go to me or to my colleague Senator Wong. Nevertheless, the government looks forward to questions on the mining tax. We have already had two questions, albeit from our side of the chamber, on the mining tax. I am attempting to recollect, and you may correct me in the supplementary, but I understand the question without notice went to costings. I think that is what it went to and I am very happy to talk about the revenue that will be raised by the mining tax and the way in which it will be spent. I am more than happy because the last time I was given figures approximately $11 billion was the amount to be raised by the mining tax. The Labor Party is very proud of this measure because it is to build a stronger and broader Australian economy—