Scott Morrison: recession not needed to make case for company tax cuts

Treasurer says he would prefer policy changes were accepted before economic emergency, but Labor blames shrinking growth on Coalition's lack of strategy

Scott Morrison says he does not want to wait for a recession to convince parliament of the need for his company tax cuts.

He has referred to Paul Keating's infamous phrase from 1990 about the "recession we had to have", saying he would prefer important policy changes were accepted before an emergency.

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