Senate debates
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Bills
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2014; Reference to Committee
1:34 pm
Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source
I can see that Senator Cameron and others do not like to hear the truth. We have reached an agreement with a majority of senators that will see the repeal of the mining tax, that will see the maintenance of the low-income super contribution to 30 June 2017, that will see the maintenance of the schoolkids bonus on a means-tested basis until 31 December 2016, that will see the maintenance of the low-income support bonus until 31 December 2016, and that will leave workers across Australia with more of their own money pre-retirement, given that we will not be increasing compulsory super again until 1 July 2021. I have tabled various statements made by the now Leader of the Opposition when he was in government where he made it very clear—(Time expired)
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