Opposition leader proposes alternative cost-of-living relief after voting against tax cuts. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreg Jericho is writing about the budget today and he argues that Labor’s tax cuts have left the opposition leader and shadow treasurer with limited options.He applauds Jim Chalmers’s decision to pass more of the pie to lower earners but says that more could have been done to help people on Jobseeker, which remains well below the poverty line.Tax is now a major part of both the ALP’s and LNP’s election campaigns. And many of the other choices that would help the unemployed or reduce tax breaks to the rich will be likely left for someone else to worry about. Continue reading…
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Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2025-03-26 19:41:00
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