Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Cormann. When asked on ABC Breakfast whether he would bring forward personal tax cuts, Mr Frydenberg said:

That is one issue that we're considering. We did legislate the tax cuts after the last election, they were in three stages. More money in people's pockets means more spending, and more spending means more jobs.

In a recession, why would the government hand out tax cuts and put money in the pockets of millionaires and cut the coronavirus supplement when a higher JobSeeker payment is a fail-safe way of stimulating the economy and helping the most vulnerable in our community?