Joe Hockey: No way are we putting a date on the surplus

By Judith Ireland
Updated May 5 2015 - 12:10pm, first published April 19 2015 - 7:09pm
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares
Treasurer Joe Hockey says the government "has never put a date" on returning the budget to surplus. Photo: Andrew Meares

Treasurer Joe Hockey has declared the government "has never put a date" on returning to a budget surplus, arguing that the Coalition just needs to show a "quality trajectory" back to black instead.