article_snippet.sent: Joe Hockey's was not impressed with the Costello critique, lamenting the fact his Liberal predecessor had more tax revenue to use during the Howard government years. '
article_snippet.sent: If I had the same revenue as Joe Hockey's had, then I'd be getting $25 billion extra each year to spend on things,' Joe Hockey's told Sky News from New York, pointing to the abolition of the carbon and mining taxes. '
article_snippet.sent: In an opinion piece, Fairfax economics editor Peter Martin argued that Hockey had inherited economic problems created by  superannuation changes Mr Costello introduced when Mr Costello was treasurer.
article_snippet.sent: Fairfax economics editor Peter Martin labelled 2006 budget changes which saw super payouts become tax free for the majority of Australians aged over 60 as 'stupid' and 'expensive'.
article_snippet.sent: Fairfax economics editor Peter Martin quoted economist Saul Eslake who labelled the change 'one of the worst taxation policy decisions of the past 20 years'.
highlights_snippet.sent: Peter Costello singled out Joe Hockey's proposed new bank tax and Josh Frydenberg's push for revenue from multinationals .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Joe Hockey's hit back at Peter Costello, saying Joe Hockey's wished Joe Hockey's had the tax revenue Peter Costello had when the Coalition was last in power .