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

Senator, it is always dangerous to take the supplementary questions from your tactics committee without having listened to the answer—and I can say to you that I answered that question in my answer to your first supplementary. I have already indicated that the government is focused on tax reform without increasing the overall tax burden. We are focused on tax reform which improves the tax mix. We are focused on tax reform which helps to encourage people to work more, save more and invest more, because it helps us strengthen the economy, which in turn will help create better opportunity for people to get ahead, which will help Australians lift their living standards and which will also of course deliver a growth dividend to government.