Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

This equates to an average tax refund amount of $2,381 and, as Senator Payne quite rightly says, that is real money. That is real money into workers' pockets, it is real money into the economy and it is real money that will stimulate the economy and help create more jobs into the future. Of course, on behalf of millions of Australians that stand to benefit from our lower income taxes agenda, we again thank the Senate for having strongly, in the end, endorsed our plan for lower taxes, a stronger economy and more jobs, even though it took some perhaps a bit longer than others.

In addition, the ATO has received over 1.3 million calls, which is over 500,000 more than this time last year. The response by hardworking Australians once again demonstrates why it was so important that the government worked so hard with the Senate and others to get our tax cut package through the parliament.