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Tax reform continues as a lead agenda item – after the Coalition folded on the stage three tax changes, it is now trying a game of ‘rule in, rule out’ (assisted ably by some sectors of the media) of every other tax in Australia, particularly when it comes to housing. The Coalition is trying to paint Labor as moving to increase taxes, even as the Coalition admits it is supporting the stage three tax cut changes because they will help give more money back to more people.
But negative gearing is once again back on the agenda. Labor says no, no changes, the Greens say ‘why not’ and the Coalition says you can’t trust that Labor won’t.
We did take policies to the 2016 and 2019 election. And it’s clear since then, that Labour has decided to try other methods and mechanisms to support people being able to access housing, to the absolute best of my knowledge, it’s not something that the current government’s been working on or focused on or thinking about.
I think even the most reasonable critic of Labor would agree that we’ve got a full book about changes to the income tax scales to give all Australians a bigger tax cut.
Continue reading…Dennis Richardson was asked to probe alleged bribery scandal connected to offshore immigration detention centre contracts. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTax reform continues as a lead agenda item – after the Coalition folded on the stage three tax changes, it is now trying a game of ‘rule in, rule out’ (assisted ably by some sectors of the media) of every other tax in Australia, particularly when it comes to housing. The Coalition is trying to paint Labor as moving to increase taxes, even as the Coalition admits it is supporting the stage three tax cut changes because they will help give more money back to more people.But negative gearing is once again back on the agenda. Labor says no, no changes, the Greens say ‘why not’ and the Coalition says you can’t trust that Labor won’t.We did take policies to the 2016 and 2019 election. And it’s clear since then, that Labour has decided to try other methods and mechanisms to support people being able to access housing, to the absolute best of my knowledge, it’s not something that the current government’s been working on or focused on or thinking about.I think even the most reasonable critic of Labor would agree that we’ve got a full book about changes to the income tax scales to give all Australians a bigger tax cut. Continue reading…