Former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello, in a blast at the Turnbull government on Friday, demanded that the government “smash the high-tax cheer squad”. “The Liberal Party is supposed to be the custodian of small government and low tax,” Costello lamented. While Costello’s acknowledgement that the current government is a big-taxing, big-spending outfit is welcome, it’s more than a little hypocritical given Peter Costello’s performance as the biggest-taxing treasurer of the modern era (check the budget papers, which go back to 1970).
If Costello wants a treasurer who will “smash the high-tax cheer squad”, we have a candidate he should consider… one Wayne Swan.
Crikey is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while we review, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The Crikey comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.