Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

it is simply a fact that government can borrow at better rates. That is something that I think everyone here knows. Government is in that position—that is not a surprise. So, when we looked at the options before us, we decided that we would pursue the option which was a lower cost to taxpayers.

Senator Wong interjecting—