Jim Chalmers

I get that.

Similarly, when it comes to the gas tax, I want to be upfront with you and say I know that there's really strong views about it.

And of course, I don't miss the very substantial campaigns that a number of you are running on social media.

I get that.

There's a lot of strong views about it.

And I understand the arguments that people are putting to us.

But there's also really good reasons, I think, to prioritise two things.

One, we're trying to make sure that we have enough fuel to keep the place ticking over.

And so those two-way supply arrangements with our partners in Asia, refining partners in Asia, are really important.

Not everybody agrees with that, but I think that.

And secondly, this gas reservation thing that we announced on Thursday is a really big deal, like it's a huge deal.

And so we've prioritised those two things over changing the gas tax arrangements.

Now, to assure you that I understand the arguments in the first term, I changed the PRRT so we get a bit more revenue sooner.

I know that people would have rather I do much more than that and get that too.

But I did change the arrangements to get more revenue sooner.

In the budget, there's about an extra $1.6 billion.

Again, I acknowledge that you would like there to be much more than that.

But we have changed the arrangements.

We are collecting a little bit more.

And we're prioritising those other two things, I think, for good reason.