Katy Gallagher says parliament to blame for lack of government savings The finance minister, Katy Gallagher, has blamed the parliament for blocking the government’s attempts to introduce spending-saving policies. Speaking to ABC’s Afternoon Briefing, the Labor minister said: I hear a lot of calls for cuts to government spending. I don’t hear as many specifics about where people would like to see that come from. In fact, we’ve got savings in the parliament now that the parliament is refusing to pass. Asked whether the government intends to deliver net savings in the next budget, Gallagher said: We’ll be making responsible savings decisions, in line with the job we have to do. I say, in the last two updates, our policy decisions line has contributed positively to the budget overall. That shows you the approach that Jim [Chalmers] and I have taken, and we’ll continue to bring that approach to the decisions we’ve got over the next few weeks as we finalise them. It’s not unusual for a finan