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

The question really goes to the long-term structural position of the budget. That it is coming from a party that has opposed changes which improve the structural position of budget is really remarkable. Those opposite think that it is a good use of taxpayers' money to continue to subsidise the private health insurance of millionaires. Those opposite think it is a good thing to provide publicly funded dental services to millionaires. These are some of the changes to the budget, Labor changes, which are about recognising that when you have finite resources you have to focus and prioritise those resources appropriately. Those opposite may come in here and talk about fiscal responsibility, but they have opposed changes to the budget which are about long-term savings and they are opposed to meeting the Charter of Budget Honesty because they know they have $70 billion worth of cuts they want to hide from the Australian people. (Time expired)