Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Labor’s evasion of the truth concerning the new mining tax could create a perpetual black hole in the Budget.
Furthermore, within three days of the announcement the Resources Minister, Martin Ferguson, has promised miners he will consider further changes to the deal.
“This latest misleading and in... (06-Jul)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan’s claim that their revised great big new tax on mining will cost the budget just $1.5 billion over the forward estimates are simply laughable and raise massive new doubts about Labor’s capacity to return the budget to surplus within three years.
The budget factored in $... (02-Jul)
Portfolio Media Releases, Health, The Economy, Community, Funding, Personal
Topics: Coalition’s $1.5 billion mental health package, John Howard and ICC, Labor’s debt and deficit.
E&OE
NEIL MITCHELL:
I said a moment ago I thought that the Opposition, the Federal Opposition strategy on mental health, the announcement on mental health yesterday, was very smart. One – be... (01-Jul)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Topics: Upcoming federal election, Labor’s weak economic team, mining tax, paid parental leave scheme
E&OE
MARIUS BENSON:
Andrew Robb the speculation is now that Australia will be voting probably by August are you ready from the Opposition’s side for an August poll, I suppose you have to be?
... (29-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Julia Gillard’s failure to replace the retiring Lindsay Tanner in the key Finance portfolio confirms Labor has no credible replacement for him.
Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction Andrew Robb said: “What this means is that Australians will go to the election with no idea who Labor’s fina... (28-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Topics: Newspoll, Labor’s great big new tax on mining, impact on the budget if there is a mining tax back down.
E&OE
ALISON CARABINE:
Andrew Robb, good morning.
ANDREW ROBB:
Good morning, Alison.
ALISON CARABINE:
We’ll get to the mining tax in just a moment, but first to the Newspoll. I... (28-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Labor will have no alternative but to bring down an emergency mini-budget if it backs down on its great big new tax on mining.
Shadow Minister for Finance and Debt Reduction Andrew Robb said today that Wayne Swan's absurd claims at the G20 Summit that the Federal Budget is not dependent on the mini... (28-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy, Funding
A Coalition Government will introduce two significant reforms to ensure taxpayers get better value from their tax dollars, including the establishment of a new Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO).
The PBO will be independent and will enhance the transparency and accountability of the budget process a... (23-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
Topics: Warwick McKibbin’s scathing attack on the Rudd Government’s economic management, Labor’s grubby political tactics.
E&OE
ANDREW ROBB:
I would just like to make some comments about observations reported overnight by Warwick McKibbin who is a prominent Australian economist and a very di... (23-Jun)
Portfolio Media Releases, The Economy
APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 2010-2011
Consideration in Detail
June 2010
Finance and Deregulation Portfolio
Proposed expenditure, $668,590,000
Mr ANDREW ROBB (Goldstein) (4.33 pm) I am very grateful to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation for agreeing to turn up and answer a few questions. I... (22-Jun)