The upcoming May budget “overwhelmingly” needs to emphasise the “expenditure side” as Treasurer Jim Chalmers signals interest in overhauling petroleum resource rent taxes, says Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Andrew McKellar.
“If we are risking doing more damage to some of those future
projects, then I think that would be a step in the wrong direction.”
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