7 August 2013
Subjects: Paid Parental Leave Scheme, company tax cut, release of policy costings, carbon tax, border protection, PNG solution, Kevin Rudd vs Rupert Murdoch
E&OE…
TONY JONES We’re joined in the studio now by the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and Opposition spokeswoman on foreign affairs, Julie Bishop. Thanks for being there.
JULIE BISHOP Good evening Tony.
TONY JONES Now is big business happy now that you’re Parental Leave Scheme is effectively being funded by taxpayers?
JULIE BISHOP I suspect that we’ll continue to receive criticism from some sectors from the business community about our Paid Parental Leave Scheme but we believe it’s an important measure for productivity, for participation, an important economic measure that treats parental leave as a workplace entitlement not a welfare entitlement.
TONY JONES I note that you didn’t deny that it is now being effectively funded by taxpayers because its become revenue neutral for those big companies that had to pay for it originally.
JULIE BISHOP But what we’re doing is offering a tax cut for 750,000 companies across Australia that will stimulate business activity.