Arthur Sinodinos (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the election at the weekend of new governments in France and possibly in Greece. How confident is the government of delivering four years of budget surpluses, given that these new governments are less likely or appear less inclined to undertake the structural reforms needed in order to improve their economic performance and the implications of that lack of performance for financial markets and capital markets in Europe and around the world?