Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey says families can have tax cuts and payments without a carbon tax. Source: AAP
SHADOW treasurer Joe Hockey says a coalition government will be able to deliver tax cuts and welfare rises without the carbon tax, but details won't be released until at least 10 days into the election campaign.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on Tuesday told The Australian newspaper that despite the abolition of the carbon tax and the $15 billion in compensation over four years that comes with it, he was confident that "people will be better off under us".
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used a government analysis to claim that families would be $2300 a year worse off under an Abbott government.
Mr Hockey told reporters in Sydney on Tuesday the coalition would not be releasing its tax and family payments policy until the release of the Pre-Election Fiscal Outlook by Treasury 10 days into the election campaign starting in August.
"Let me be very clear, if there is no carbon tax there is no need for compensation," he said.
"What we've said is families will be better off under the coalition."
"They would not have a carbon tax, there would be welfare payments to families and tax cuts based on levels without the carbon tax package."
Mr Hockey said the coalition had no faith in the government's budget numbers which had been "dead wrong" for the past five years.
He said the coalition would find savings in the federal budget to fully fund its promises.
