Quotes from treasurers election debate

QUOTES FROM TREASURERS DEBATE

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

"It was a reminder that budgets are not just about numbers, they're actually about people."

- on meeting six-year-old Stella, who is benefiting from cheaper epilepsy drugs

"An economic plan that's based on our values of personal responsibility, reward for effort, encouraging the individual and their enterprise but also ensuring there's a safety net for those who need it."

- on coalition budget strategy

"The thing you need to know about Bill Shorten and the Labor Party is every time he promises more spending, it's coming at the expense of higher taxes."

- on Labor's plan

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Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen

"Bill Shorten and I and the entire Labor team have spent six years not focused on ourselves but focused on alternative visions for Australia - a vision which will deliver bigger budget surpluses and important investments in health and education."

- on Labor's vision

"The economy isn't working for working people."

- on the government's record

"Josh is the third Liberal Party treasury spokesperson I've faced in three elections."

- on the coalition's chaos.