Nearly 90% of Australia better off under new plan, with taxpayers in remote and regional communities to gain the most, ANU analysis shows
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Working-class communities in Coalition-held remote and regional electorates stand to gain the most from Labor’s proposed changes to income tax cuts, while voters in the byelection seat of Dunkley are also big winners.
The average taxpayer in Whitsunday, in the electorate of Dawson, East Pilbara in Durack, and Cairns in Leichhardt stands to gain over $600 more from Labor’s package than the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts, according to an analysis by the Australian National University associate professor Ben Phillips.
Continue reading…Nearly 90% of Australia better off under new plan, with taxpayers in remote and regional communities to gain the most, ANU analysis showsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWorking-class communities in Coalition-held remote and regional electorates stand to gain the most from Labor’s proposed changes to income tax cuts, while voters in the byelection seat of Dunkley are also big winners.The average taxpayer in Whitsunday, in the electorate of Dawson, East Pilbara in Durack, and Cairns in Leichhardt stands to gain over $600 more from Labor’s package than the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts, according to an analysis by the Australian National University associate professor Ben Phillips.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…