Cormann, Sen Mathias

Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:37): These matters were dealt with in some detail during Senate estimates. Of course, what the government— Senator Kim Carr: What are you going to do about them? Senator CORMANN: The projections are published in the budget, and I am sure that Senator Marshall is well aware of what the projections are. What I can assure the Senate is that the government will continue to make the necessary administrative decisions to ensure that the operations of government are maintained appropriately and that financial markets and other markets have appropriate certainty. The PRESIDENT: Senator Marshall, a final supplementary question.