Turns out that yes, yes this is the hill Sussan Ley is dying on.

She also appeared on Sky where she repeated her press release in what is no doubt a stunning preview of an upcoming question time performance.

She was also asked about Jim Chalmers’ costings of the Coalition’s Schnitty and Sanga plan (small businesses will be able to write off up to $20,000 in lunches (no alcohol) which she has declared are…FAKE.

Ley:

“These are clearly, these are clearly fake costings. And you know why I think they’re throwing them at us, because they have nothing else for small businesses, nothing at all, and to laugh at something like this that helps those businesses, who, as I said, are really struggling. You would go into those businesses to get your morning coffee. Australians love them. They’re in the High Street. They’re working incredibly hard. They always have a smile on their face. I’m talking about this on your program every week, because I’m passionate about it.”

As a former barista, I can attest that no, we do not always have a smile on our face.