Do the maths yourself Abbott says ?

[lakeland27]

  Abbott and Hockey have a real hide. they are not going to release any details on their budget costings (again)

is this right ? '' Buy this, but i won't name a price or tell you what it is or what it does. '' he's tripping.

Abbott says voters can do the maths on cost of election promises

By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths

The Coalition has fended off Labor attacks over its decision not to commit to its own budget bottom line when it releases its policy costings, with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott saying voters will be "able to do the arithmetic".

Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has again confirmed the Coalition will not provide a final budget figure because he does not trust the Treasury numbers used by the Government.

Mr Abbott has confirmed the Opposition will not release a final figure.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described it as a "stunning development" and says it is "unacceptable in a democracy".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-06/coalition-rebuffs-labor-criticism-over-policy-costings/4867852

[polksaladallie]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

...and now he expects me to be able to understand so much that I can do the costings on their POLICIES myself and/or have blind  faith  in their Arithmetic ????? yeah right lol

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And do the ironing at the same time!

[izabsmiling]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@izabsmiling wrote:

...and now he expects me to be able to understand so much that I can do the costings on their POLICIES myself and/or have blind  faith  in their Arithmetic ????? yeah right lol

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And do the ironing at the same time!

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I'll have to attempt to gain the qualifications I need to do it while I fold and hang 

(I mean the washing)

I don't have long though to gain that understanding ....

[lakeland27]

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@monman12 wrote:

"What we'll spend, what we'll save, what the bottom line is, when we'll come back to surplus, it's there."

You mean the surplus that was forecast/promised/ many many times that became a 12 billion deficit, which has now became a 30 billion forecast deficit.?

I agree that Coalition costings  would be good,  not that those baying for it here would take much notice, or even consider changing their political  allegiances if any were forthcoming even  with a cherry on top, but how can  one produce meaningful costings when the coffers are running on  empty and the deficit is growing? How will the NDIS be funded when up and running?

"when we'll come back to surplus" Is that like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?

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all of which they have been very much up-front about, decreasing revenues.. budget deficit. We at least know that.

the LNP figures .. what do we know of them ? is it OK to say (by inference) that labor have a deficit, so therefore we dont have to present any figures ? what codswallop. every party has in the past provided costings.. except the LNP in 2010 and now. its a con pure and simple.

[izabsmiling]

If they don't do them themselves they can then call any attempts by others to do so 'rubbish'

[spotweldersfriend]

Maybe they can't release the costings because it's a matter of national security.

[i-need-a-martini]

Yes But they will...stop the boats. Yes. Stop the boats. That;s an important point. Number one. They will stop the boats. because Kevin Rudd started the boats. So they will stop the boats. Because under Liberal there were only 4 people in detention centres. So now they have to stop the boats.

Maybe even turn them around. Turn them the around. And stop them. The boats.

[newstart2380]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@izabsmiling wrote:

...and now he expects me to be able to understand so much that I can do the costings on their POLICIES myself and/or have blind  faith  in their Arithmetic ????? yeah right lol

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And do the ironing at the same time!

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I'll have to attempt to gain the qualifications I need to do it while I fold and hang 

(I mean the washing)

I don't have long though to gain that understanding ....

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It's called multi tasking

[izabsmiling]

Tony Abbott does a backflip.After previously not giving them because he didn't trust Treasury figures he now says he will and 

that those figures will be crystal clear .

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-09/abbott-to-use-pefo-figures-as-base-for-costings/4876554

[izabsmiling]

correction ...the figures will be the best estimate and the bottom line crystal clear