Angus Taylor gets another go:
“Given families are hurting because of Labor’s cost-of-living crisis, what was the logic in delaying by 15 months the Prime Minister’s 70 cents a day tax cut?”
Anthony Albanese takes this one and is THRILLED to do so:
I really, really, really thank the Shadow Treasurer for that question because what I’m asked by the Shadow Treasurer is – why isn’t the policy which have – well, lower, further top-up, our tax cuts right for every taxpayer, all 14 million of them, next year and then the year after making a total with the top-up of $2,500 less tax being paid for average taxpayers, why haven’t you done something that they voted against sooner! (LAUGHTER)

Albanese:
That is what they have asked, Mr Speaker. (INTERJECTIONS) But that wouldn’t be quite so bad. (INTERJECTIONS) Because it’s not just why haven’t you done what we opposed sooner, he’s actually asked – why haven’t you done what we’re going to repeal and reverse sooner?! (LAUGHTER) Having stood up – having stood up… Having stood up now and declared this morning that he would absolutely impose higher taxes on every taxpayer, he then says, “Why didn’t you just do the reverse sooner?” It’s just extraordinary.
Once the Labor laughter dies down, Albanese continues:
They have voted against every measure of cost-of-living support. On Tuesday night, it wasn’t just the lower taxes that the Treasurer spoke about on Tuesday night, it was the cheaper medicines, we know they opposed that. It was the energy bill relief, we know that they opposed that, they opposed the cap on gas and coal prices. We know that they opposed the cuts of $3 billion for student debt and opposed the future cuts that we will put in place that will cut student debt by 20% leading to an average – an average – $5,500 benefit for 3 million Australians. They opposed that. $5,500 for 3 million Australians. We know that proposed the measures that were put in place that allowed 11 million Australians get access to their GP just with bulk-billing. We know that they actually supported tax every time people visited GP rather than that. We know that they have called the largest increase in rent assistance in 30 years – waste. All of the measures we have put in place.
Now, those opposite who have the hide to come in here and say, “Why don’t you do what we oppose sooner?”, it says all about the – the lack of logic in their team. No wonder they have come up with this rubbish

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