Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (15:09): I certainly want to see a more egalitarian society. Of course I want to see a more egalitarian society; we all want to see a more egalitarian society— Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: The question has been asked. The Prime Minister has the call. Your Leader of the Opposition has asked his question. Do him the courtesy of listening to the answer. Mr ABBOTT: This government has been in power for hardly nine months. Members opposite were in power for six years prior to that. Mr Hockey: Six years. The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will desist. Mr ABBOTT: The social problems that the Leader of the Opposition has discerned are problems that were created by his own government. That is the problem. This Leader of the Opposition has no plan for the future; he simply has a complaint. This government does have a plan. We have a plan for a stronger economy and the way to get a stronger economy is to get a stronger budget. This is a fundamentally fair budget. It is a budget where everyone is playing his or her part. Yes, the top three per cent of taxpayers will face a deficit levy. They will pay, as they should. Members of parliament will pay because there will be a pay freeze. Motorists will pay through fuel indexation excise. Everyone is doing his or her bit. This is a budget for our country. This is a budget for the long-term benefit of our country. This is the kind of budget that only a strong and committed government could deliver, but this is the budget that the Australian people elected us to bring down. We said we would fix Labor's debt and deficit disaster— Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: There will be silence on my left. Mr ABBOTT: and that is precisely what we are doing.