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

I again draw attention to the figures that I just went through, which would—dependent, of course, upon Chloe's circumstances and Chloe's income—see very high rates of subsidy provided for the childcare fees that might be incurred. I note that the senator hasn't tried to give any of those sorts of details. He's constructed an example that doesn't actually allow anybody to compare whether it could be an 80 per cent or an 85 per cent rate of subsidy that is being paid. Indeed, in special circumstances, the government pays even more than that.