.JoshFrydenberg: Even in 2022/2023, Labor hasn’t subscribed to what we have said will happen, which is lifting the threshold for the 19 cents in the dollar tax bracket from $37,000 to $45,000, & that will impact on all income earners. MORE: firstedition
Australia’s economy will be 0.3 per cent smaller under a Labor government’s tax policies compared to the Coalition’s, Deloitte Access Economics analysis indicates. Economists say the Opposition's proposed changes would come with offsetting benefits.
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