Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

If Senator Wong would give us the courtesy of listening to the answer, she would know that her interjections are based on a completely false premise—because, of course, the fuel excise indexation measure will ensure that the real value of the excise on fuel does not continue to fall, that it remains constant in real terms and that it keeps pace with inflation. I do not know how many other ways I can explain this—