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

The Treasurer has been up-front about the fact that there has been a very massive hit to revenues and that the government was of the view that it would not be economically responsible to chase revenues down. We will lay out in the budget tonight the choices we have made—the responsible decisions we have made—to protect jobs and ensure continued growth but also to make the right investments for Australia's future. The challenge for the opposition is whether they will ever tell Australians what their plans are. (Time expired)