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

We went through this at great length during Senate estimates and the answer remains the same. The government obviously, as we always do, considers a whole range o2f information and obviously assesses and considers various options. We made a judgment that the $20,000 threshold was the appropriate threshold in the circumstances based on what was affordable within the budget and based on what would provide an appropriate incentive for small businesses with annual turnover of up to $2 million to encourage them to invest in their future success more Australians in the future.