Senate debates

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Questions without Notice

Economy

2:09 pm

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

It's very important for all Australians to be very well aware of what the two proposed approaches are when it comes to economic policy: under the Turnbull coalition government, policies to drive opportunity for families to get ahead; under Labor, a return to the failed socialist agenda of the past, a damaging socialist agenda which would hurt our economy and lead to fewer jobs and lower wages. While you have Mr Shorten out there sneering at millionaires and talking about supposedly increasing the tax burden on millionaires, who is he pursuing?

He is targeting the aspirational middle class across Australia. People earning $180,000 a year and more are not millionaires. They are not millionaires; they're hardworking Australians working hard to get ahead. He's targeting Australians that manage their affairs through trusts. He is targeting hardworking small business owners across Australia. Mr Shorten hates success. When you go after— (Time expired)

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