During this campaign the chancellor and the prime minister will stand up and say it [the government] hasn't increased taxes, and that's just not true for business.

I have been more constructively critical of this Government than my predecessors.

He believes this will bring some fiscal accountability to the federal government. It does that without raising taxes and at the same time is helping as many of those in need as possible.

We keep telling them that raising taxes without serious reforms will not solve the public debt problem. The government must first cut waste in public departments and combat corruption.

Taxes have gone up, spending has gone up, waste of government money has vastly increased, and I think people will say he frittered away a very strong economic inheritance.

The tax breaks are significant. The government is subsidizing your mortgage and property taxes.