Mr MORRISON (Cook—Treasurer) (14:42): As the member opposite may not know, household consumption in the December quarter grew by 0.5 per cent and was the strongest contributor to our economic growth. Ms Macklin interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Jagajaga! Mr MORRISON: The Reserve Bank has also drawn attention to the issue of wages growth, and the wage price index has been growing at 1.9 per cent, and this is the biggest challenge facing the economy, to lift what Australians are earning in this country. But what the Labor Party does not understand is that you cannot get a job in a business that is closed and you cannot get a pay rise in a company that is not earning any money. Those opposite think the money just falls from the sky to pay people's wages, and that is why they think they can tax business all day and all night and drive them out of business and people can still get wage increases. Ms Henderson interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Corangamite! Mr MORRISON: Those opposite simply do not get it that if a business does not make money it cannot pay people wages. Now, the real heroes of this economy— Ms Plibersek interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Sydney has been warned already. Mr MORRISON: are the small businesses who have been putting their hands in their pockets year after year after year, after they have seen their profits go backwards, and they have kept those employees in jobs. Those opposite should say thank you to those small businesses rather than seek to punish them with higher taxes. Ms Plibersek interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Sydney will cease interjecting. She has been warned twice. That is it.