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Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume says it’s “inconceivable” that Finance Minister Katy Gallagher “doesn’t know” exactly how much Labor’s policy on super on paid parental leave costs.

Ms Hume’s remarks come after it was revealed that the Albanese government’s commitment to pay super on top of taxpayer-funded paid parental leave could be twice as expensive as previous estimates.

According to The Australian, Labor’s commitment could cost about $430 million in its first year.

Ms Hume questioned why Labor hadn’t “come clean” about the policy’s costing when it was announced.

“They haven’t come clean on exactly what it’s going to cost – while we support a policy, that’s certainly not giving the government a blank cheque,” she told Sky News Australia.