Mr FRYDENBERG (Kooyong—The Treasurer) (15:00): I can confirm to the House that, when it comes to nominal GDP, it is growing above the budget forecast, at 5.3 per cent. The budget forecast was five per cent. The reality is we on this side of the House stand for lower taxes and we have passed through the parliament the most significant tax cuts in more than two decades. And you know who opposed those tax cuts? It was the member for Rankin, because he likes to take taxes up. Dr Chalmers interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Treasurer will resume his seat. The member for Rankin, I want you to be here for the rest of the answer. Dr Chalmers interjecting— The SPEAKER: Well, do you want to walk? The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order? Mr Burke: On direct relevance. While I appreciate you allow— Mr Hawke: Ask a direct question. The SPEAKER: Members on my right. Manager of Opposition Business. Mr Burke: The question involved no preamble. The question was very specific, and while answers, you've said before, are entitled to a preamble, this one is so far away from the question that was asked, I'd ask you to direct him back. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the House on a point of order? Mr Porter: The question went to the rate of economic growth, of which there are a wide variety of measures, and several of them are being addressed by the Treasurer. Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: I don't think any of those interjecting on either side are helping either the Manager of Opposition Business or the Leader of the House. I just say to the Leader of the House: that is a reasonable point that he made except for one thing, and that is the material needs to be related to the question. At this point I'm listening closely to the Treasurer. He's moved onto the topic of tax and, as I've said on many occasions, it needs to be related to the question. The Treasurer has the call. Mr FRYDENBERG: For the member for Rankin's information, on year average terms, the economy grew 1.9 per cent for 2018-19. The budget forecast was 2.25 per cent. When it comes to nominal GDP, the economy grew by 5.3 per cent and the budget forecast was five per cent. Ms Butler interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Griffith is now warned. Mr FRYDENBERG: As the member for Rankin should know as the understudy to the former member for Lilley, Wayne Swan, the nominal GDP numbers drive the budget outcomes. We will bring the budget back into surplus for the first time in more than a decade. You can strengthen the Australian economy by creating more jobs, by seeing the proportion of working-age Australians who are on welfare at its lowest level in 30 years and by cutting taxes, which we have done against the will of those opposite.