Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:33): This is the difficulty in asking a supplementary question when you do not listen to the first answer. I spent some time answering the first question. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: It is not a debating time on either side. If you wish to debate the issue or talk about the issue, the time to do that is post question time. Senator WONG: I suspect Senator Cormann did not listen to my answer. I said very clearly that the contingency reserve is not a general policy reserve. It is not a rainy day fund. It is there to ensure— Senator Brandis: We want to know whether or not the carbon tax will be budget neutral. The PRESIDENT: Senator Brandis, Senator Cormann has asked the question. Senator Wong, continue and ignore the interjections on both sides. Senator WONG: I also said there was no provision made at the time of the 2011-12 budget for the carbon price mechanism. The question that asserts that we are going to raid it is simply misunderstanding how the CR operates, and clearly the senator has not listened to the answer that I gave to the first question.