Woolworths boss clashes with Greens Senator at supermarkets inquiry

I’ve repeatedly asked you whether you know. The Roe, you haven’t answered that question. I want to advise you that if you don’t know what the return on equity is for was for your group on average over the last financial year, you can just simply say so. You can just say that to the committee and if you do that, I will simply ask you to take the question on notice. And come back to the committee with the answer. So I’m asking you again, do you know what the return on equity for your corporation was in the last financial year? Senator, that is not what I focus on. I don’t know what the number is specifically. Happy to take the question on notice. You don’t know? I don’t. I focus on what is key for us. Please. This is important, Mr. Banducci. This is very important because it is open to the Senate to hold you in contempt. And that carries potential sanctions, including up to six months imprisonment for you. That’s why this is a critical matter. So I just ask you to address your mind with absolute clarity. Please, to the question I am asking, I’m not asking what you focus on, Mr. Banducci, that’s not relevant to this discussion. What is relevant is what you know. Do you know what your return on equity was? In the last full financial year, just yes or no please, Mr. Banducci. Senator, I’ve tried to be very specific in saying what we focus on. That is where my focus is. So return on investment to dollar rent and what our return is out and what is our shareholder return. Those are the numbers I focus on. Do you know what your Roe was like? It’s a simple just yes or no. Do you know, I’m not Mr. Banducci’s senator. I will take the question on notice. I don’t focus on it. I don’t focus on it. In order to take it on notice, you’ll have to inform the committee that you don’t know the answer. That’s the point I’m making. So I I want to be clear with you. If you simply say that you don’t know and you’ll take the question on notice, we can move on. We can move on. But you will need to explicitly inform the committee that you don’t know the answer. Do you know the answer to that question or not?