We have to have the best industrial relations, the best tax policy, the best budget policy in order to keep our interest rates low. Market economists agreed with the Treasurer's prescription. Mr Costello dismissed this, saying farmers had the best deal out of the fuel taxation reform of any group in the country. National Party Senator Ron Boswell disagreed with the Treasurer, saying debt retirement should come second to fixing national infrastructure. What people want out there is infrastructure.
Roads are a big thing, and water is another issue.
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