Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, indeed! Senator Marshall is correct: socialism from those opposite would be one risk that such businesses face, particularly with the plans of those opposite to see higher taxes applied in a whole range of ways on employers, on investments, on savings. They of course are a party for higher taxes. As Senator Cash rightly outlined in the Senate just before, you can't take Labor's word for it when they say they support small business tax cuts, because they have fought and opposed them every step of the way. In terms of the Export Market Development Grants scheme, the Labor Party, when in government, cut the appropriation from $200 million to $150 million and then again from $150 million down to $125 million. Our government invested back in to make sure we give support to small exporters to get ahead.