Senate debates

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:00 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I am. We are continuing the process we put in place, which is that we release the budget process operational rules once an economic update or budget has been finalised. I did that after the last budget. They are on the website. I will release the BPORs after the next economic update, which would presumably be MYEFO. I am sure they are obsessed with the story in the Australian Financial Review

Opposition senators interjecting—

You're obsessed enough to ask a question about it rather than about cost of living. But, anyway, I've been clear. We've run a very tight fiscal approach to the budget. We have found savings. We have reprioritised spending. We have ensured that we are paying less interest on the debt that we inherited, and we are delivering surpluses. That is because we have a very strict set of budget process operational rules. (Time expired)

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