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

Thank you, Mr President. I was being directly relevant to the question. I confirmed that the Commonwealth is talking in good faith with the state and territory governments about options to improve our tax system. What I also can say very clearly is that the federal government has not made any decisions—there is no final landing point about any option moving forward. Currently, as the Treasurer has clearly indicated, the government is in a discovery phase. We are engaged in public consultation, and if I might just—