Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
Yesterday the Prime Minister stated that the business community reacted positively to the recent budget. I believe he is overstating the case. The fact is that the business community gave qualified acceptance based on the finance minister's promise of a second round of spending cuts. The Prime Minister has publicly contradicted the finance minister, saying that all the cuts for the next three years are in this budget.
What assurances can the Prime Minister give business people that promises made by the finance minister will be kept by this government?