Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): In answer to the first part of the question, yes, I continue to acknowledge that many households are feeling under greater financial pressure as we work through this period of elevated inflation. In answer to the second part of the question, I would, firstly, note the member's agreement that the operating allowances for Budget 2022 are at an appropriate level after he has spent the first part of this year demanding that the allowances be reduced. I do stand by my statement that global inflationary pressures, recently exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, mean this is a challenging period. In terms of using the Budget 2022 allowances to help address some of this pressure, I am pleased to inform the member that we have done just that through a pre-commitment that funds the family tax credit increases the Prime Minister and Minister Sepuloni announced late last year. From 1 April this year, 346,000 families will be better off by an average of $20 per week as a result. I would also point out to the member that the billions of dollars of policies his leader has announced do not just affect Budget 2022; they still have to be paid for in future Budgets, which do not have the one-off increase in Budget allowances that we have this year. What this means is it would wipe out all of the Budget 2024 new-spending allowance, which the member would have to explain if he ever ended up in that position.