QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator HUME (Victoria—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:55): My question is to the Minister representing the Treasurer, Senator Gallagher. In the four years since Labor was elected, according to the ABS, inflation has gone up by around 23.9 per cent for working households. That means that people have paid more at the checkout, more in their energy bills, more on rents and more in taxes.

According to your own budget, tax as a percentage of GDP is forecast to increase this financial year. How many Australians will pay more in taxes this financial year than they did in the previous financial year?