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Mr Speaker, the Government has adopted a long-term view and deficit? 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In addition, the Government is committed to Government is committed to investigating Government is committed to investigating further Government is committed to investigating further ways Government is committed to investigating further ways of investigating further ways of responsibly investigating further ways of responsibly financing investigating further ways of responsibly financing infrastructure responsibly financing infrastructure with responsibly financing infrastructure with measures responsibly financing infrastructure with measures such responsibly financing infrastructure with measures such as responsibly financing infrastructure with measures such as infrastructure with measures such as infrastructure bonds with measures such as infrastructure bonds and with measures such as infrastructure bonds and other with measures such as infrastructure bonds and other innovative with measures such as infrastructure bonds and other innovative financing bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. bonds and other innovative financing bonds bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. We will bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. We will not bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. We will not leave bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. We will not leave such bonds and other innovative financing mechanisms. We will not leave such a mechanisms. We will not leave such a big mechanisms. We will not leave such a big capital mechanisms. We will not leave such a big capital expenditure mechanisms. We will not leave such a big capital expenditure whole. big capital expenditure whole. <APPLAUSE> <APPLAUSE> -- <APPLAUSE> -- Hole. -- Hole. <APPLAUSE> <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Mr <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Mr Speaker, <APPLAUSE> Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't the Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't the Government Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't the Government simply Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't the Government simply caused Supplementary. Mr Speaker, hasn't the Government simply caused its Supplementary. 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Mr transport and health portfolios, for example? Mr Speaker, transport and health portfolios, for example? Mr Speaker, on transport and health portfolios, for example? Mr Speaker, on this transport and health portfolios, for example? Mr Speaker, on this side transport and health portfolios, for example? Mr Speaker, on this side of example? Mr Speaker, on this side of the example? Mr Speaker, on this side of the House, example? Mr Speaker, on this side of the House, we example? Mr Speaker, on this side of the House, we are example? Mr Speaker, on this side of the House, we are committed example? 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