Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I can guarantee that a Labor government will ensure that low-income Australians will get a tax cut through the tripling of the tax free threshold—opposed by those opposite. They will get an increase in their pensions, also opposed by those opposite who do not want to give age pensioners and disability support pensioners an increase. Those who are eligible will receive an essential medical equipment payment of $140 for concession card holders who rely on essential medical equipment. There is additional assistance to people who receive allowances, as well as additional assistance through family tax benefit. We have a very comprehensive tax and benefit assistance package associated with the carbon price, in contrast to those opposite who want to impose another $1,300 per tax year on Australian households, including on low-income households, to pay for a policy which will not— (Time expired)