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

What I can confirm is that this is money that has been overpaid in tax and that is appropriately refunded to the taxpayer. If the senator wants me to comment on specific numbers going back to 2001, I will take that part of the question on notice. But what I would say to you is that this is not money that is spent by the government. This is money that is reimbursed to taxpayers.